Jesus a.k.a Jesse, Prieto, or Popo to his grandchildren left this earth on Tuesday, September 7th at 12:19 in the afternoon. Jesse was and will always be a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, best friend, business partner, and just an overall amazing human being.
Jesse’s joys consisted of so many things and these things vary based on who is telling the story, but one thing is certain – he enjoyed life.
For his children; Robert, Teresa (husband Mike) and, Veronica; growing up Fridays were reserved for the bowling alley, Jesse bowled for 20+ years. Some of our fondest memories are from this period of our adolescence. Without Jesse’s bowling days and the very special Sappos Bowling Team, we would have gone into High School so ill-prepared. Without Sappos, we children wouldn’t have known how to properly use curse words, play cards, properly time the punchline of a joke, or more importantly – know how to bowl! That was just the beginning of his life-altering wisdom, in early adult life we had some of our best times at our impromptu BBQs in the massive patio he built 15+ years ago. This patio holds countless memories of American Idol type karaoke – not the golden ticket winners either, legendary Tejano music – gritos included, endless jokes at the expense of whoever was around, drunken conversations that were so full of wisdom at the time but were followed by, “we had a great time yesterday, what did we talk about?”. Most importantly millions of stomach-hurting, cheek-cramped, teary-eyed laughs.
For his grandkids: Miranda, Ariyal, Michael, Tristian, Mila, and Taryn - truly enjoyed his company and he enjoyed theirs. It didn’t matter he was allowing them to paint his nails, climbing all over him like he was a piece of furniture, playing Uno – making them earn the win. Teaching them Spanish, how to play loteria, how to cook or to draw – their drawing sessions also included body tattoos we parents had to scrub off later, thanks Popo. He was an amazing artist; a talented graphic designer and the designer of many 1st birthday banners. Many times, Jesse and his grandkids would sit and just have lengthy conversations about anything they wished to speak about. He had a wonderful ability in getting them completely riled up and when they reached the point of chaos, you would hear “cool it bullet”. This was their Popo and they adored him immensely.
His wife, Leticia a.k.a. Letti, will miss so many things about “this man” as she likes to call him. He has been her dance partner for the past 34 years. Whether they were shuttling the kids all over the place, being her sounding board when she and the girls would bicker over constant teenage girl drama, the long conversations over coffee, or sleepovers with the grandkids. Memorable trips that included Fiesta weekend in San Antonio TX to Reno NV. Happy hours with their friends - that lasted hours and fashion critique – he wouldn’t dare let her walk out of the house looking crazy. During these 34 years, their partnership included hours and hours of dancing, long conversations, a million pots of coffee - he was her best friend.
The stories describing the person Jesse was are truly endless, whether you are speaking to the friends and family of Loteria (Bingo) Crew, the guys from Bayou City, or to us known as “the shop”. Everyone equally shared so many laughs with Jesse and boy could he laugh. His jokes weren’t always the funniest but the second you heard that belly laugh especially at his own jokes, there is no way you weren’t infected by this sound and instantly join in!
Please join us in celebrating a wonderful man; gather your best Prieto story and come share it with us on Friday, September 17th at 10 am, light appetizers served from 11:30-1:30. The celebration will be held at Grand View Funeral Home located on 8501 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, Texas 77505.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grandviewfunerals.com for the Prieto family.
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