Jr. West

Jr. West

1940 - 2007

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Port Isabel - Ralph Alexander West, Jr., 66, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at his residence in Port Isabel. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph A. West, Sr. and Katie Lee West Lassiter; and his brother, Jimmy Ray West. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Concepcion Torres West, 4 children: Lourdes (Jose) Nunez, Deborah L. West, Wesley W. (Victoria) West, and Katie L. (Casey) Flores all of Port Isabel, Texas. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Joseph A. (Mel) Nunez, Terrie A. (Frank) Nunez, Melissa J. (Jerry) Nunez, Kirsten N. Flores, Justin N. Flores, Kelly A. West, Casey L. Flores, Courtney M. Flores, Katlyn M. West, Preston A. Mena; 4 great grand children: Jacob Campa, Isaac Barroso, Nicole A. Nunez and Ariel M. Zamarron. And 2 sisters: Bobbie Hyde and Lynda (Cedric) Smith. Mr. West served in the United States Coast Guard for 20 years and did two tours in Vietnam. He served on the board of Habitat for Humanity for the Laguna Madre area. Visitation will be held on today March 28, 2007 from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm with a Holy Rosary recited at 7:00 pm at Thomae-Garza Funeral Home in San Benito. Funeral Mass will be held Thursday March 29, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Interment will follow to Port Isabel City Cemetery. Military Honors will be held at the graveside by the American Legion Post 2410 and the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 498 of Harlingen and San Benito. Pallbearers will be Lauro Ochoa, Sr., Victor Barrera, Santiago Sandoval, Gustavo Munoz, Pablo Salinas, Johnny Watts, Andy Jurek and Fernando Alcantara. Honorary pallbearers are Joseph Nunez, Justin Flores, Jacob Campa, Preston A. Mena and Isaac Barroso. Words of comfort can be sent to the West family at www.thomaegarza.com Services have been entrusted to the care of Thomae-Garza Funeral Directors,San Benito, Texas (956) 399-1331.
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