Manuel Magana passed away on December 22, 2019 at the age of 89 in San Marcos, Texas. He was born in La Mesa, New Mexico on June 17, 1930. He met the love of his life, Cecilia Vega in El Paso, Texas and they married on July 1, 1956. They started their family in 1957 and had four children. Manuel and Cecilia spent 58 happy years together. Manuel worked for the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board as a heavy equipment operator and retired after 30 years.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Cecilia, brothers, Alejandro Magana, Pablo Magana and sisters Maria Luisa Vasquez and Maria Dominguez.
Manuel was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had a kind heart and loved spending time with family. He will always be loved and missed by many.
He is survived by his daughters, Ana and husband Arturo Acosta, Patricia Nevarez, Gloria and husband Billy Kinney, son Manuel and wife Yolanda Magana; sisters Faustina Munoz, Margarita Velasquez, Francisca Munoz, Juana Ontiveros and brother Felipe and wife Sally Navarro; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of CIMA Hospice of New Braunfels, Texas and the staff of Cypress Health Care and Rehabilitation Center of San Marcos, Texas for their professional care and attention to Manuel.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Sunday, January 26, at Zoeller Funeral Home, with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm. A funeral Mass will be conducted on Monday, January 27 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at 10:00 am.
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