George Lopez, 65, of Avondale, AZ, passed away peacefully at home on August 25th, 2013 after a long battle with brain cancer. George was born October 12th, 1947 to Jorge and Lupe Lopez in Madera, CA. George is survived by his wife of 40 years, Cora Lopez; 4 daughters, Monica Root, Maria Lopez, Anahi Robinson and Eva Lopez; 5 sons, Eddie Lopez, John Lopez, Josef King, Antonio Lopez and Sampson Lopez; parents Jorge and Lupe Lopez; 2 sisters, Gloria Vivanco and Gina Zaniroli; 17 grandchildren and numerous other loving family and friends. He is preceded in death by 1 son, Jess Lopez. A memorial service will be help at 11:00am on September 7th, 2013, at Thompson Funeral Chapel in Goodyear, AZ. Chaplain Terry Mills of Hospice of Arizona will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to: bucketlistfoundation.org/inmemoryofgeorgel.