Roman R. Lopez went to be with the Lord, January 22, 2016 at the age of 93. He now joins his beloved wife Beatrice, son Oscar Rene; parents Juanita and Pedro Lopez; brothers Basilio, Severo, Antonino, Bonifacio and sister Emerenciana. Mr. Lopez is survived by his brother Jose; children James Lopez (Maria), Adrian Lopez, Norma Nowinsky (David), Marta Kennedy (Kevin); grandchildren Bill (Katie), Ben (Celena), Kyle; great grandchildren Mia and Miguel.
He was a retired Air Force Civil Service Sheet Metal Mechanic on B-52s and C-5s at Kelly AFB for 33 years. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the Aleutian Islands during WWII with the 713 Signal AC Aircraft Warning Co., based in Attu and Shemya Islands for 3 years. Special thanks to Connie Ramirez, his caregiver, she was his best friend and will always be a part of our family.
A visitation will begin, Thursday, January 28, 2016, 6:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home, 1701 Austin Hwy. with an evening service to be held at 7:00 p.m. A service will held in the funeral home chapel at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2016 with a procession to follow for interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
