9/12/01 - 9/14/20
Joe (Joey) Lawrence Rivera III, 19 of Amarillo, TX passed away Monday September 14, 2020.
The family will receive guests at the Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40 on Sunday, September 20, 2020 from 5pm to 7pm. Rosary will follow at 7pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 2pm in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, 1200 S. Washington in Amarillo. Burial will follow in the Llano Cemetery East section.
Joey was born to Joe Rivera Jr. and Monica Rivera in Torrance, CA where he embodied the California lifestyle before moving to Amarillo TX at the age of 7. Joey was a great blessing to this world and was tragically taken too soon.
Joey was a loving boy who wore his heart on his sleeve. He loved his family with a fierceness especially his sister. He excelled at any sport he tried and was a true athlete. Skateboarding was a passion of his that came so natural since he was 5 years old and even won a few tournaments. Joey had a laugh and smile that would brighten everyone’s day. He was a constant jokester just so he could make those around him smile and laugh too. He attended Caprock HS and took up painting and general construction work as a profession. His honesty and straightforwardness came so natural to him. He provided true friendship to those he loved including his family pets, kitty, lucky, Roxy, and Cocoa the hedgehog.
May he Rest in Paradise and have the peace he was looking for on earth. Joey truly was a beautiful soul with a free spirit that had so much more life to live. If love could have saved him, he would have lived forever. May his spirit live on in us all.
He is preceded in death by his Grandpa Henry Ponce, Great Grandparents Thurston Rosson, Carol McCabe, Eugene Keno Ponce, Esquiel Lita Gonzalez, Joe Padilla, and Adelina Padilla who were waiting with open arms at Heaven’s gate. He is survived by his father Joe L Rivera Jr., Mother Monica Rivera, Sister Muriah Rivera, Brother Jesse Rivera, Grandparents Farol Rosson, Joe Rivera Sr., and Ida Ponce. Many Aunts, Uncles, and cousins.
Flowers can be sent to Memorial Park Funeral home.
