Raymond Mejia Castillo

It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the passing of Raymond Mejia Castillo, 82. He passed away quietly and peacefully with his wife by his side on March 3, 2015 and into the loving arms of Our Eternal Heavenly Father.

Raymond graduated from Jeff Davis High School and attended the University of Houston. He served in the US Air Force while stationed in Guam. He retired from the US Postal Service after serving 44 years. In life, he loved his wife and children, playing guitar, fishing, carpentry, and grilling. He was a man of Faith, patient, honorable, and a wonderful husband, father and protector.

Preceded in death by his Mother and Father, Catarino Castillo and Maria Mejia, sisters Guadalupe Castillo, Rosa Montez, Janie Saldivar, Francis Ortiz, and brother, Felix Castillo.

Survived by wife, Henrietta Romo Castillo; Brother Catarino Castillo and Sister Delores Oligney; sons Stephen Raymond Castillo and wife MaryAnn Suarez Castillo; Edward Castillo and wife Dianna Marie Castillo; Daughters Theresa Anne Medina, Catherine Castillo, Patricia Aviles and husband Joe Luis Aviles.

Grandchildren: Jennifer Suarez Quackenbush, Timothy Edward Suarez, Adam Christopher Aviles, Sarah Alexis Medina, Matthew Raymond Medina, Anne Suarez Castillo, Isabella Anne Castillo, Sophia Grace Castillo.

We would like to express our gratitude to the following people for caring for Raymond during his illness: The clergy of St. Luke’s Hospital and St. Ambrose Catholic Church, The Methodist Advanced Wound Care Center, Willowbrook; Dr. Dewitt Richard Leachman of Leachman Cardiology, and the Doctors and Nurses of St. Luke’s Hospital, Houston, TX.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Memory of Raymond Mejia Castillo to the following organizations:

The American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org/donate; American Heart Association, www.heart.org

Visitation will be held at 5:00pm, with a rosary beginning at 7:00pm, Monday, March 9, 2015, at Pat H. Foley Funearl Home.

Services will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 4213 Mangum Road, Houston, Texas.

Burial will be held at 12:45pm, Tuesday, March 10, 2014 at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas.