Isidro Villarreal, Sr.

March 3, 1938 - May 31, 2014

Isidro Villarreal, Sr., age 76, of Groves, passed away on May 31, 2014. He was born on March 3, 1938, in Monterrey, Nuevo Len, Mexico, to Isidro and Maria Velasquez Villarreal. Isidro was a resident of the Port Arthur-Groves area for the past 48 years. He was employed as an auto body technician at Mingle Motors and retired from Allen Samuels. Isidro was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Drs. Rafael and Alfredo Villarreal Velasquez, and granddaughter, Angelica Marie Villarreal. He is survived by his wife, Maria Socorro Villarreal, children: Isidro and his wife Cathy Villarreal of Port Arthur, Rafael and his wife Kelly Smith-Villarreal of Lewisville, Alberto and his wife Georgia Villarreal of Houston, Hector and his wife Danuta Villarreal of Houston, Aurora and her husband Michael Nortman of Groves, and Myrna and her husband Michael Haynie of Groves. His siblings include Juan and his wife Yolanda Villarreal of Groves, Dr. Jorge and his wife Myrna Villarreal of Monterrey, Mexico, Salvador Villarreal of Los Angeles, CA, Alejandro and his wife Sylvia Villarreal of Monterrey, Mexico, Dr. Eduardo and his wife Socorro Villarreal of Anahuac, Mexico, Antonia and husband Lorenzo Lopez Villarreal of Monterrey, Mexico, and Concepcion and husband Jorge Villarreal- Lopez of San Diego, CA. He is also survived by his 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, from 5-8 pm, with a rosary to be prayed at 6 pm in The Thompson Chapel of Clayton Thompson Funeral Directors. Mass in his honor will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 10 am with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.