1970
Roberto
2016
Roberto Espinoza
January 10, 1970 — May 29, 2016
Roberto Espinoza, 46, passed away at his home in San Antonio on Sunday, May 29, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Cynthia Lopez and loving father to Mara and Diego. He enjoyed playing football for Edinburg High School and attended UT Austin, where he met his wife and received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He worked in the pharmaceutical and food industries in several positions particularly in Quality Assurance. But he was best known for being a self-taught chef who could make any type of food taste even better than your favorite restaurant. He generously volunteered in his community and touched many lives through his cooking and baking. His friends even renamed the products of his cookouts “Bob-e-cue.”
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ricardo and Celia (Lopez) Espinoza and his (premature) children, Mireille and River. He is survived by his sister, Yolanda Cantu (Henry) of Edinburg and his brothers, Ricardo Espinoza (Lily Banda) of San Antonio and Raul Espinoza of Edinburg. He was very proud of his nieces and nephews as well as his Goddaughters.
He will be greatly missed not only by his wonderful friends and the Lopez and Espinoza families, but by his best friend for most of his life, Eddie Carrillo, who was more than a brother to him.
Memorial visitation hours are on Friday, the 3rd of June 2016, beginning at 5:00 pm in the afternoon and concluding at 9:00 pm at night, with a Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm Friday evening within the San Benito Funeral Home Chapel, 1400 West Highway 77, San Benito, Texas 78586.
Mass will be held on Saturday, the 4th of June 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the morning at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. 1015 Van Buren,Harlingen ,TX.
You are invited to send your condolences to the family, sign the guestbook, and share your memories of Roberto online at www.sanbenitofuneralhome.com.
Funeral services are being arranged through San Benito Funeral Home. (956)361-9192
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ricardo and Celia (Lopez) Espinoza and his (premature) children, Mireille and River. He is survived by his sister, Yolanda Cantu (Henry) of Edinburg and his brothers, Ricardo Espinoza (Lily Banda) of San Antonio and Raul Espinoza of Edinburg. He was very proud of his nieces and nephews as well as his Goddaughters.
He will be greatly missed not only by his wonderful friends and the Lopez and Espinoza families, but by his best friend for most of his life, Eddie Carrillo, who was more than a brother to him.
Memorial visitation hours are on Friday, the 3rd of June 2016, beginning at 5:00 pm in the afternoon and concluding at 9:00 pm at night, with a Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm Friday evening within the San Benito Funeral Home Chapel, 1400 West Highway 77, San Benito, Texas 78586.
Mass will be held on Saturday, the 4th of June 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the morning at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. 1015 Van Buren,Harlingen ,TX.
You are invited to send your condolences to the family, sign the guestbook, and share your memories of Roberto online at www.sanbenitofuneralhome.com.
Funeral services are being arranged through San Benito Funeral Home. (956)361-9192
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