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Submitted: 7/6/22 • Approved: 7/9/22 • Last Updated: 7/12/22 • R523680-G0-S3
US Army
World War II
March 7, 1921, May 29, 2018
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
Graveside Services for Raul Lopez, 97, a former Hereford resident will be held Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at West Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Lopez passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Amarillo.
Raul Lopez was born March 7, 1921 in Paint Rock, Texas to Melchol and Paula (Valdez) Lopez. Mr. Lopez was a Veteran who served in the Army in WWII. He met and married Alma Hill in Hereford in 1948. They moved to Hereford in 1954 from Ballinger, Texas. Raul had worked at Jones Chrysler in the Auto Parts Department and worked for Auto Zone after retiring from Suits Auto, where he worked for 25 years. He was a very hard working man and independent, living alone until he was 95. He loved eating pancakes, going fishing when he had time, and was an avid Dallas Cowboys Fan.
Those who are left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Nancy Pacheco and husband Manuel, and Elsa Vallejo and husband Abraham both of Amarillo; one sister, Hope Trevino of Escondido, CA.; six grandchildren, Jerry Pacheco, Mark Lopez, Maxine Rodriguez, Abraham Vallejo, Jr., Danny Lopez, and Jennifer Boring; and three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Alma; two sons, Edward Lopez and Raul Lopez, Jr.; and four sisters.
Obituary by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home in Hereford, Texas
Contributed on 7/6/22 by neldapat
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