San Juan- Jose Villarreal Reyes, 71 passed away on Saturday, December 19th, at Solara Hospital in Harlingen. He is preceded in death by his parents, Juan Reyes and Carolina Villarreal Reyes, his brothers, Ramon Reyes, Domingo Reyes, and Juan Reyes, his sisters, Moncera Reyes, Basillia Reyes, Guadalupe Reyes and Eva Reyes, and his son Aurelio Reyes.
Jose is survived by his wife, Alta Gracia, his children, Mariza, Leticia, Jose Jr., Abraham, Carlos, Daniel, Blanqueta, Carolina, Inez, Eva, Reyna, Jose, Zulema, Saturnino, Jose, and Gisela, his 39 grandchildren, 8 great grandschildren, and numerous nephews and nieces.
Jose was a mechanic and had a shop in Alamo. He traveled back and forth from Mexico in order to earn a living to support his large family. He will be missed by many.