Vicente Martinez
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Vicente Martinez Aguilar, age 95, entered into rest on Friday, October 8, 2021. Vicente was born in Rancho Juan Lucas, Guanajuato, Mexico. In the mid-1940s, the family migrated to the United States and resided in La Feria for most of their lives. Vicente and his late wife, Maria Candelaria Guzman Martinez celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary in December 2019. Vicente is survived by his thirteen children, Angela Rodriguez (Gilberto), Shirley Keesling (Dean). Elena Glyda, Vicente Martinez Jr. (Maria), Dolores Zamora, Ruben Martinez, Roberto Martinez, Gloria Martinez Zambrano (Alejandro), Susana Villalon (Rolando), Rose Weitzman (Gerald), Mary Means (David), Norma Linda Martinez, and Mary Jane Escamilla. Vicente was blessed with 35 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Manuel and Prudenciana Martinez, and his late step-mother Dionicia Guzman, and 4 daughters, Angelita Martinez, Maria Luisa Martinez, Maria Yolanda Martinez, Rose Ann Martinez. Vicente is survived by his siblings, his sister Trinidad Martinez Juarez and brother Miguel Martinez and sisters Belem Martinez Zavala (Rafael), Maria Elena Martinez Gonzalez (Jose Luis), and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm at Rudy Garza Funeral Home in Harlingen, Texas. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 departing Rudy Garza Funeral Home in Harlingen at 9:15 am for a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Heavenly Grace Memorial Park.
Serving as pallbearers are his sons, Vicente Martinez, Jr., Ruben Martinez, and Roberto Martinez. Also serving as pallbearers are his grandsons, David L.V. Ahumada, Christopher L. Lopez, Michael C. Villalon, Mark A. Zamora and Omar J. Zambrano.