Jace Paul Valdez, 1 year old, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012. Jace is the light of his family’s eyes. He is survived by his father Jeremy Valdez; grandmother Natalie Marshall; grandfather, Richard Valdez; great-grandparents Brenda and Leroy Marshall and Jesus M. and Rosario R. Valdez; aunt and uncles Crystall and Robert Valdez and Josh Valdez; cousins Jr. and Ashley Valdez and other members of the Valdez and Marshall family. Jace is also survived by his mother Rachel Kimball; grandparents Robert (Papaw) and Nancy (Nana) Kimball; great grandfather Robert Lawrence, aunts and uncles Amanda Kimball (Mimi); Ronnie and Amy Kimball; Hailey Kimball and Danny Kimball and cousin Alexis Kimball. Family will receive friends on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 6-8pm in the Chapel of Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12 noon in the Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Park The Woodlands Cemetery. In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions can be made to the Jace Paul Valdez Memorial Fund c/o Jeremy Valdez at Wells Fargo Bank.