Leopoldo "Leo" Cavazos

Leopoldo Leo Cavazos, Jr., 67, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle entered into the glory of his eternal life on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville surrounded by his loving family.

A native of Mission, Texas, Leo had called Brownsville home for 45 years. He worked for the BISD for 32 years as a teacher, counselor, adult educator, and administrator. He was an assistant principal at both Skinner and Victoria Heights Elementary Schools. Leo was an active member of numerous professional associations such as: NEA, TSTA, and AOBE. He also voluntarily helped to prepare future educators for their EXCET exams.

Leo, a devout Catholic, was a parishioner of St. Marys Catholic Church and also attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. He served our community by being a member of the West Brownsville Lions Club, a Boy Scouts Troop Leader, Valley Interfaith, and a coordinator for the Boys and Girls Club.

Leo was an energetic, hard-working person who enjoyed life and socializing with people of all ages. He always greeted everyone with a smile. His love of conjunto music inspired him to start taking accordion lessons and also to become a member of the South Texas Conjunto Association. His favorites pastimes included walking the mall and window shopping the Hwy. 77 Flea Market.

He fought kidney and heart disease for years, until he could no longer fight the battle. His favorite Bible passage taken from 2 Timothy 4:6-8 illustrates his long hard fought battle. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Leo will be deeply missed by all those fortunate to have known him.

He was preceded in death by his parents Leopoldo and Elida Diaz Cavazos; his sister Alicia Rios; a brother, Ricardo Cavazos; and an uncle Antonio Diaz, Sr.

Left behind to eternally treasure his memory is his wife of 45 years, Maria Diana Cavazos; his son, Leo Cavazos III and his wife Sabina; his daughter, Estrella Cavazos; his brother, Jorge Cavazos and his wife Irma; 3 sisters, Hilda Esteban Escobar, Gloria Cavazos Davila, and Irene Rojas and her husband Manuel; 2 grandchildren, Leopoldo Cavazos IV and Diana L. Cavazos; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. and continue through 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 in the East Chapel of Darling-Mouser Funeral Home with the recitation of the holy rosary at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. Visitation will resume on Thursday, June 5th at 10 a.m. The Mass of Christian Resurrection will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at St. Marys Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Buena Vista Burial Park. Omar Cavazos, LeRoy Cavazos, Joey Rios, Daniel Davila, David Garza, Manuel Rojas Rodolfo Madrigal are honored to be serving as Leos pallbearers.

Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Jorge Cavazos, Dr. Antonio Diaz, Jr. Jorge L. Flores.

Visitation

DarlingMouser Funeral Home
945 Palm Blvd.
Brownsville, TX  78520
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
5 TO 9 p.m.

Service

Rosary

DarlingMouser Funeral Home
945 Palm Blvd.
Brownsville, TX  78520
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
7 p.m.

Mass

St. Mary Mother of the Church
1914 Barnard Road
Brownsville, TX  78520
Thursday, June 5, 2008
2 p.m.

Cemetery

Buena Vista Burial Park
5 McDavitt Blvd.
Brownsville, TX  78521