Roberto Gallegos Mendez

RobertoMendezGallegosSonora- Roberto G. "Fierros" Mendez, 80, of Sonora passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 17, 2016 at 10:00a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Roberto was born in Sonora, Texas to Juan and Manuela Mendez on September 30, 1956. Roberto was married to Frances Chavez on October 21, 1956. He worked for Carl J. Cahill for 53 years, where he was a great and loyal worker. Roberto was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Mendes, his parents, Juan and Manuela Mendez, his brothers, Alberto, Pedro, Santiago, and Francisco Mendez, and sisters Dora Mendez Mendoza, and Maria Mendez Cortez. He is survived by his children, Ruben Mendez of Sonora, Belinda and husband Jessie Perez of Pasadena, and Viola and husband Johnny Solis of Sonora, brother Arnoldo and wife Maria Elena Mendez of Sonora and sisters Lydia Mendez Hernandez of Ft. Worth, and Juanita and husband Roberto Herrera of Sonora, grandchildren Cassandra Torres, Roland Solis, Evelyn Patlan, Ivana Perez, Queena Mendez, and Ruben Mendez, and great-grandchildren Kayden Patlan, Dianika Mendez, and Ryan Mendez. Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart, your spirit leaves within me, forever in my heart