Sara and Alfred Valenzuela
Surrounded by family, friends and his loving wife, Alfred Quiroz Valenzuela of San Antonio went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2015.
Born in Marathon on June 15, 1925, he grew up in Marfa and spent the majority of his adult life in San Antonio.
Following in the footsteps of his two older brothers, Alfred joined the United States Navy in 1943 and served valiantly in the Pacific theater during World War II.
After returning home from the war, he met Sara Francis Garcia while attending St. Mary’s University. They were married in 1947 and were blessed with three children; General Alfred A. Valenzuela and wife Esther, Debbie Trevino (deceased) and husband Roger, and Claudia Valenzuela and husband Warren; seven grandchildren, Roger Jr., Lori, Patrick, Freddie, Elysia, Jonathan and Jacob; 11 great-grandchildren, Roger III, Matthew, Ashlei, Abigail, Gabriella, Lucia, Madison, Hayden, Diego, Logan, Sara, Lena, Marley, Ellie; and two great-great grandchildren, Liliana and Alexander.
He worked at the Bexar County Courthouse as a self-taught court reporter and coordinator for many San Antonio judges.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, two sisters, and his eldest daughter, Debbie Trevino.
He is survived by his wife, Sara, son, Freddie, daughter, Claudia and sister, Felipa Ramos.
Funeral Mass is 7:30am today, Thursday, April 9 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in San Antonio with burial in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Visitation was the evening of Wednesday, April 8 at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Wounded Warriors, http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/, or the Parkinson’s Foundation, http://www.parkinson.org/.
You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.porterloring.com.
Arrangements are by Porter Loring Mortuary, San Antonio.