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Subject: Obits_The Brownsville Herald_May 30, 2006 - Martinez, Waller, Emery
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:46:17 -0500
The Brownsville Herald - Online Edition
Obituaries, May 30, 2006
GILBERTO "GIL" MARTINEZ
Gilberto "Gil" Martinez, 80, passed away peacefully at his residence Sunday,
May 28, 2006.
Gil was born in Edna, Texas and had lived all of his life in Brownsville,
Texas. He worked as a farm labor contractor most of his life along with his
sons and his brother, Chivo Martinez.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Pablo and Paulita Martinez; two
brothers, Antonio and Amancio "Mancho" Martinez; three sisters, Estefana and
Elisa Martinez and Domitila M. Lopez.
Gil is survived by his wife of 54 years, Hortensia Martinez; five sons,
Gilberto "Toe," Alberto "Chuca," and Hector Martinez, Os-car (Jovita)
Martinez, and Ildefonso (Irene) Silguero; two dauthters, Sandra M. Gonzalez
and Mary S. Varnum; a brother, Valentin "Chivo" (Josefina) Martinez; three
sisters, Beatriz (Eduardo) Lopez, Ofelia (Joe) Molina and Julia Lopez; 15
grandchildren, Tommie and Amiee Gonzalez, Hector, Analissa, Aissa, Avy,
Oscar, Justin and Ally Martinez, Chuck, Leif, and Anitra Varnum, Anissa,
Danny and Amanda Silguero, and three great-grandchildren, Noah Ibarra,
Nicolette Barbee and Morgan Hoehaver.
Visitation and recitation of the holy rosary were held Monday, May 29, 2006,
at Garza Memorial Funeral Home. Mass of the Res-urrection will be held
today, Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
Committal services will follow at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Chuck and Leif Varnum, Tommie Gonzalez, Hector, Oscar
and Justin Martinez, Danny Silguero and Valentin Mata, Jr.
Funeral services are under the direction of Joe I. Treviño, Garza Memorial
Funeral Home, 1025 E. Jackson St., (542)542-5511.
JACK WALLER JR.
Jack Waller Jr., 52, entered into eternal rest with the Lord on Thursday,
May 25, 2006 at Sunshine Haven, after a courageous bat-tle with cancer. He
was the first child born to Jane and Jack Waller on October 17, 1953 in
Brownsville, Texas.
Jack graduated from Brownsville High School in 1971 and joined the U.S.
Navy. He was educated and trained in New York, Con-necticut, and San Diego,
CA. to work on nuclear submarines and sent to Scotland for one year. Upon
discharge in 1976 he worked in the fishing industry and from 1981 to 2004
was owner of Waller Boat Corp.
He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn; children, Stephanie Waller, Jacqulyn
Pedraza (Isaac), Wendy Garza (Pete) and Sherry Farris (Lee); his mother,
Jane Harmon (Gene); his father, Jack Waller Sr. (Linda); brother, Mike
Waller (Joy); sister, DeAnna Cole; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Floyd
and Earline Mizzles; sister-in-law, Paula Pueblitz; brother-in law, Ronnie,
Karl, and Tommy Mizzles; grandchildren, Justin Robles, Chrisanie and Madalyn
Diaz, Anthony and Jacob Garza, Evan Pedraza and Sydney Farris. His family
loved Jack dearly and he will forever be remembered.
A Memorial Service was held Monday, May 29, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Garza
Memorial Funeral Home, 1025 E. Jackson St., Brownsville, Texas. Dear friend
Deacon Paul McArdle will be the officiant.
In lieu of flowers please send the memorial donations to Sunshine Haven,
Inc. P.O. Box 4478 Brownsville, Texas 78523-4478
Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Joe I Treviño, Garza
Memorial Funeral Home, 1025 E. Jackson St.,(956) 542-5511.
MAX SIMPSON EMERY JR.
Max Simpson Emery, Jr. passed into God's hands on April 22, 2006 at the
Kerrville Veterans Medical Center in Kerrville, Texas.
His passing was a result of numerous complications arising from his service
in Viet Nam. Max was born in El Paso, Texas on No-vember 3, 1944. Most of
his young life was spent in Brownville, Texas, graduating from Stell Junior
High in 1961, Brownsville High School in 1964, and Texas Southmost College
in 1966. After a stint in the Army he returned to The University of Texas in
Austin and graduated with a degree in Accounting. He worked for the Internal
Revenue Service for many years, and then in the private sector as an
Accountant. He last worked in Austin, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his father, Max S. Emery, Sr. and his mother,
Evelyn Jean Pruitt.
Max is survived by his two children, Kevin Michael Emery of Madison, Wis.
and Sheryl Lynn Emery of Sun Prairie, Wis.; three grandchildren; his sister,
Marion Whitehurst of Ovalo, Texas; two nieces, two nephews, four
great-nieces, and five great-nephews.
As per Max's wishes family and friends will gather in the summer to spread
his ashes in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Brownsville Herald
1135 E. Van Buren
Brownsville, TX 78520
956-542-4301
1-800-488-4301
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