Daniel Andres Longoria

Daniel (Papas) Andres Longoria 5/15/1932 - 5/16/2011 was reunited with his son, Danny and his parents, Juanita and Andres, one day after his 79th birthday. Surrounded by his family, he passed away peacefully due to heart failure. Papas was born in Brownsville, TX and raised in Galveston where he grew to be a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. Papas attended Catholic School and studied to be a priest. Fortunately for his family, Papas met Tina, his beautiful bride of 56 years. They have five adoring daughters, Mary Jane (Gary), Debra (Jerald), Connie (Chris), Anita (Joe) and Denise. He is also survived by his 13 amazing grandchildren and his three great-grandchildren. Papas proudly served in the United States Air Force for 28 years, upon retirement he received his Associates degree in accounting, then worked for the Pima County Sheriff's department where he provided another 15 years of dedicated public service. After Papas' second retirement, he enjoyed life by going to lunch with his children and grandchildren and vacationing with Tina. Viewing is at EAST LAWN PALMS MORTUARY, 5801 E. Grant Rd., Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., with the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. There will be a Funeral Mass at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, 1800 S. Kolb Rd., Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., with interment to follow at Our Lady of the Desert, 2151 S. Avenida Los Reyes. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lupus Foundation of America-Arizona at lupusarizona.org/.Arrangements under the direction of East Lawn Palms Mortuary, Tucson, AZ.