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Raul Samarripa


Raul Samarripa

Raul Samarripa, 89, of Uvalde died on March 4, 2020, at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio.

A visitation will be held today from 1-9 p.m. and tomorrow from noon to 9 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, with a rosary recitation both days at 7 p.m.

A mass of Christian burial will take place on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery with Military Honors rendered by the United States Army.

Samarripa was born on Jan. 27, 1931, to Feliz (Gonzales) and Jose Samarripa.

Samarripa is survived by son, Hector Samarripa of Sonora; two daughters, Elsa M. Samarripa, and Juana Elma Samarripa, both of Uvalde; two brothers, Mike Samarripa of Uvalde, and Robert Samarripa of Kerrville; three sisters, Delia Mancha, Olga Vela, and Rebecca Chacon, all of Uvalde; four grandchildren, Joaquin Watson, and Madison Watson, of Uvalde, David Samarripa and wife, Esmeralda, of San Antonio, and Renee Samarripa, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and one great-grandchild, Lola “Lolita” Rae Samarripa, of San Antonio.

He was preceded in death by both parents; wife, Dolores Martinez Samarripa; son, Rene Samarripa; and two brothers, Jose Samarripa Jr., and Ismael Samarripa.

Pallbearers will be Michael Ray Samarripa, Phillp Samarripa, Beto Rodriguez, and Lalo Zamora, all of Uvalde, and Danny Martinez, and Joe Ballesteros, both of Austin.

Hillcrest Memorial, www.hillcrestmemorialfuneralhome.com

Raul Samarripa

Raul Samarripa

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