Jose T. Falcon entered into rest at his home in Huntsville, Texas at the age of 94 on February 12, 2019. He was born in Raymondville, Texas on August 18, 1924. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and uncle. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Amanda. Jose was preceded in death by his mother Refugia, father Vidal, brothers - Pedro, Nicholas, Benito, and sisters - Florentina and Leonarda.
Jose proudly served in WWII as a CPL in the Air Force. He also served in the Air Force Reserves and was a member of the American Legion. His career began as an airline technician with Pan Am Airlines and retired from Continental Airlines in 1989. Fishing, planes, vintage cars, woodworking, lotto tickets, friends and family were his favorite joys in life.
Jose is survived by his 5 children - Vilma (Michael), SanJuanita (Tito), Joe (Gracie), Diana (Eloy) and Cindy (Foster). He is also survived by his 16 grandchildren - David (Angela), James (Janie), Taylor, Ingrid, Amanda, Ted III (Nikki), Robert, Claudia (Julio), Jessica (Trae), Cathy (Jacob), Joe III, Rebecca (Carlos), Vilma, Diana, Alexander and Lauren. His 6 great grandchildren are - Mariah, Nathan, Finley, Devin, Pyper and Jace.
He will be forever known as “Papa” to his family.
A visitation will be held in his honor on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. inside the Chapel of American Heritage Funeral Home, 10710 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77038, with a Rosary to be performed at 12:30 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will commence at 1:00 p.m. inside the Chapel, after which he will be escorted to the Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77038, where he will be laid to rest with honors. Following the committal, the family would like to invite Jose's friends and loved ones to a catered reception held from 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. inside the Magnolia Room of American Heritage.
