Jose Reyes was married to Elvira Mitchell Reyes. He was very successful in life though the odds stacked up against him. After giving his life to Christ, he served at Gollihar Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Julio Aldape for nearly 20+ years as an usher, and a Sunday school teacher. His unwavering faith kept him confident and cheerful through the good and bad times. He persevered in life moving forward no matter what life brought his way. He worked for over 50 years until his retirement in 2003. He worked 13 years with Braslau's Furniture Store, 11 years at Lacks Furniture Store and assisted in opening new Lacks Store locations in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. After the death of his wife Elvira in 1982, he moved back to Corpus Christi and continued working for Lacks and later returned to the Corpus Christi Town Club in 1988 until his retirement in 2003. He previously worked for the Mustang Club, Wilson Tower, and the Corpus Christi Town Club during the late 1950s to early 1960s as a bartender. He continued bartending for after-hours private parties upon request as he was well known for being an exceptional bartender. After being a widow for 14 years, he married his second wife Alicia Reyes.
He is preceded in death by his first wife Elvira Mitchell Reyes, his son Jose Reyes Jr., his second wife Alicia Reyes, his stepdaughter Edna Christine Charles, his sister Antonia Reyes, his mother Guadalupe Diaz, and his father Moses Reyes.
He is survived by his daughters, Victoria Geralyn Garcia, Tommye Edwina (Odon) Garcia, his grandchildren Samuel (Veronica) Cantu, Mark (Maria) Mendiola, Joshua (Jennifer) Charles, Caroline (Mike) Canales, Louis Garcia, Teresa Garcia, Anita Garcia, Aaron (Brittany) Garcia, and great-grandchildren Brianna Mendiola, Bryanna (Ethan) Engelbrecht, Celeste Cantu, Jay Charles, Jazzlyn Charles, Jonathan Charles, Jayden Charles, Jennesis Charles, Alyssa Canales, Destiny Canales, and Anthony Canales.
A Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a prayer service being held at 7:00 p.m., with the visitation continuing from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Funeraria Del Angel-Memorial Holly.
The Viewing will continue on Friday, July 28, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Funeraria Del Angel-Memorial Holly with interment to follow at Campbellton Cemetery in Campbellton, Texas, at 1:00 p.m.
Those having the honor to serve as pallbearers are Samuel Cantu, Joshua Charles, Aaron Garcia, Louis Garcia, Marc Garcia and Mark Mendiola.
Mr. Jose Reyes and Family would like to thank Cimarron Place, Rockport Coastal Care, Gentiva Hospice, Opus Hospice, Dr. Guerrero, Dr. Reddy, Dr. Rivero, Dr. Predario, Dr. Santos, Dr. Bruce, Dr. Mangipudi, and Dr. O’lavin for their assistance in the care of Mr. Jose Reyes.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.FunerariaDelAngelMHolly.com for the Reyes family.
