Benito R. Garza, Jr.

Funeral Mass for Benito R Garza, Jr., 70, of Houston, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 20, 2008 at St. Mark Evangelist Catholic Church, 5430 W. Ridge Creek Dr, Houston, TX 77053 with interment following at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg. Father Jesus Lizalde will officiate the services. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., with a rosary at 7:00 P.M., Friday, December 19, 2008 in the Chapel of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home in Rosenberg. Benito was born November 21, 1938 in Port Isabel to Benito S. Garza, Sr. and Elva Reyes Garza. He was raised in Brownsville and then as an adult spent his life in Houston where he was a butcher for Kroger for over 25 years. He retired in April of 2000. Benito honorably served his country for 6 years in the U.S. Army Reserves. He loved to fish at South Padre and to go hunting. Most of all, he loved his family and extended family and did everything he could for them. He kept a strict schedule of calling his family everyday and had a "Sunday Call List" . He passed away peacefully on December 17, 2008 in Houston. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Perla Garza; and brothers, Hector Garza and George Garza. Benito is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sylvia Calderon Garza; children, Karen Barrera and husband, Ronald, Pearl Garza, Norma Garza and fiancée, Ray Williamson, Benito Garza, III and wife, Kristy, and Joseph Garza; siblings, Delia Trevino and husband, Melesio, Joe Garza and wife, Lupita, Albert Garza and wife, Aida, Baldemar Garza and wife, Enrica, Rudolfo Garza and wife, Linda, and Joel Garza and wife, Robin; 14 Grandchildren; and 3 Great-Grandchildren; along with other relatives and many friends. Pallbearers will be Benito Garza, III, Joseph Garza, Sidney Saucedo, Lee Barrera, Stephen Garza, Tony Garza, Kit Saucedo, and Ronald Barrera. Honorary Pallbearer will be Ray Williamson. For those wishing, memorials may be made in Benito's name to the American Diabetes Association, Always and Forever Memorial and Honor Program, Houston Office, 2400 Augusta Dr., Suite 175, Houston, Texas 77057. Words of condolence may be left for the Garza family at www.davisgreenlawnfh.com Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home, 3900 B.F. Terry Blvd., Rosenberg, Texas 77471, 281-341-8800.

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Benito R. Garza, Jr.

November 21, 1938 - December 17, 2008