Mauro Nino Sr. was born in Alamo, Texas on February 18, 1943. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Neatress Ann Nino, his four kids Mauro Nino Jr., Thomas Earl Nino and his wife Abbe, DeMaris Jo Lawrence and her husband Mike and Clifford Deon Nino, as well as his seven siblings Philo, Margaret, Mauricio Jr., Natalie, Robert, Nancy and Isaias in addition to 14 grandkids and 8 great-grandkids.