I always remembered his birthday.   Rest in peace my brother. 

Raymond

May he rest in peace with the Lord.  To Anna and Evette and your families. 

 God Bless you all! 
Uncle Raymond 

One whole year has gone by: that is hard to believe!  I went to Mass this morning with the memory of my brother on my mind.  I pray for his soul every night.  I pray for Betty, Anna, Evette, and their families.  I pray for myself because I still mourn his death.  I ask the Lord Jesus to have mercy on his soul.  

For Alec, Robert, Lillie, and Reanna:  If you are not close to God please find your way to him.  Jesus is the way, the truth and the light.  I lived many years taking God for granted but I know now that he had my life all planned out for me a long time ago.  

Please have a good day and just say a prayer for your dad/po-po.  Help Betty with what you can and give her comfort with your company.  We all miss Joe.  May he rest in peace with the Lord.

RT     

From:  
 Luis and Cecilia Velasquez 
Lupe Mayorga
Lupe Ramirez Mathis 

My family expresses their condolences to The Torres family.  

Raymond,  every one remembers always seeing you and your wife Lupe at our loved ones funerals, so it was sad for us to not be able to  support you all during this difficult time of grieving.    We are in prayer for the family.  Joe will always be remembered fondly.  
Love to all, 
Sandy


 




To the Torres Family, my brother Luciano and I express our sincere sympathy in hearing of the passing of Clyde.  We were very saddened to hear the news, but we started smiling as we reminisced in our memories.  Luciano knew Clyde better than I because they were closer in age and had more "adventures" growing up.  
Raymond T recounted a funny, funny story about both Clyde and he that I want to share with you all.  Joe and Raymond spent a lot of time with my brother Luciano at our house and also at my Dad's shop, L & M Cycle Shop on Westheimer.   My dad Ismael M. Lozano and his cousin Nieves Melchor owned the place and the teen  guys were able to come over and fiddle around with all kinds of tools, parts and motors. They were all crazy about building motorbikes where they would mount an edger motor on a bike and considered it a "MotorBike".  Guess what, they actually worked!!  I can only imagine the elders only shaking their heads at these teen boys but at least they were using their imaginations and dreaming of one day riding the highways and byways on real choppers.  My brother never bought one and don't know if Clyde or Raymond did but if they had they would have been able to disassemble and assemble them back together, lol.  
Thanks Raymond for that wonderful, endearing memory.  
Clyde will be greatly missed and will forever live in our hearts.  God bless you all during these difficult times and especially during Christmas when we feel the emptiness of our loved ones.  

Wow!  What can I say except I loved my brother and I will miss him.  It was painful to see him in pain.  I held his wrist as the priest gave him his last rights.  I felt his pulse, his arm felt warm and I kissed him.  When we were boys we would fight and I usually lost and started crying.  He has me crying now.  I hope he knew I was there.

A Life is just a moment in time.  God put us here for a short while.  Every day is a blessing and they are all counted.  Please continue to pray for him that our merciful God will place him in his kingdom in heaven.

Many memories from the house at 3034 Dunvale.  My dad and Monico Melchor built that home in 1949.  My first friends were either Melchors or relatives of the Melchors.  Sam and Roy Delariva, their cousin Felix Gacia, Ernest Melchor, and their uncles, Augustine, Luis and Paul.  Later the Escobars, Gonzalo, Joe and Carlos and Larry Martinez.  There was Mike, Oscar, Minnie and Mary Elen Carillo and Larry and Bobby Perales.  All of our fiends from Ocee: the Adames, Gregory and Gilbert: Isadore, Rudy, Dingo, Joe and Ruben Delgado, Joe and Narciso Montoya.  There was the Padillas, Lopez, Capuccinos, Villalobos, Villanuevas, Lozanos, Luis, George and Lupe Ramirez; Narciso, John, Alicia, Virginia and Jesse Herrera.  Oh my God I know I will forget some of you.  We all shared some years back then with Joe.  But we all go our way and as we came into the world we all have to leave and reunite with God.

Please remember my brother in your prayers.  Praise God Almighty,
RT                           I tried to post a picture of our home on Dunvale but it won't load along with this post.  Stupid computer!  

    

 


Hello Betty
This is Virginia Herrera.  I am so sorry to hear of Clyde passing.   The very last memory I have of you two, was Clyde driving and you were on the passenger seat (you were teens).  You two looked like you were laughing so hard about something.  You did wave at me and my sister Alice, as you were passing our home.  I remember Clyde from school too.   All the kids from our hood, rode that yellow school bus home.  He was so witty and I loved his smile, it was contagious.  May he RIP and Rise in Glory.  I keep your family and Raymond's family in my daily prayers.

My most sincere condolences to the Torres  family.  Joe was a unique individual,  gifted and talented with everything he set out to do and I was fortunate to have witnessed this firsthand. Our friendship started in the first grade and continued through our adult lives. The world has lost a good man and we've all lost a good friend. He will be truly missed.


Joe Torres was one of the best employees and gifted Journeyman Press operator for Western Lithograph. He also had great leadership qualities. 
I remember Joe needing a table saw to do some carpentry work at home and I loaned him my table saw. I was so impressed when he returned it back to me it was in better shape than when I loaned it to him. He even made a special place to put one of the tools on the frame for convenience of handling.
But Joe was not only an exceptional employee he was a friend and he loved his family. He will be missed.

Ken Hooper

I remember always seeing your Dad smile. He was so clearly proud of you. I could tell how much he cared about you and your family and how much you all loved him back. He is watching over you all now in Heaven. 

I am deeply sorry for your loss . My sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the Torres Family. Youre in my thoughts and prayers today as you send your Daddy home. God Bless you always ! Keeping you all in my prayers.  

We all love you so much!! Our beautiful Torres family!!❤

Joe,whom I'd called Clyde,was a friend to me and my parents. I knew him when we were in the country. He is funny,he is a good guy. One time,I'd told him a dirty joke/clean joke about a white horse that fell into the mud. He had told me a funny joke the last time he'd came by for a visit with Betty. Another time,we were eating,the song I like had came on on the jukebox and I want him to guess who it was. He'd said Cookie and the Cupcakes. He had been around before I was. One thing to tell you that he will be missed,his friendliness, everything I will miss about him.

We will miss him so much! I know he will be watching over the family with grandma and grandpa. I am glad I have many great memories of him and he will never be forgotten. 

Our deepest sympathies and prayers for the Family. 

I will miss you so much brother. We had lots of fun times. Thank you for being my big brother and watching out for me. I love you!! God bless you!! ❤

Therasa and family, I was very sorry to hear that Joe had passed away. I have a lot of good memories of our friendship at Western. I am keeping you all in my prayers
So very sorry for your loss. 
Sincerely,
Linda Andrus

My Condolences to the Torres Family. We are so sorry for your loss...Joe was a good person to me and my family. Prayers to all of you!❤😘

OBITUARIO

Joe Manuel Torres

29 julio, 1946 – 17 noviembre, 2020

Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home and Cemetery

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