John L Mendes
April 2, 1930 — November 30, 2013
John L. Mendes, 83, born April 2, 1930 to Balente and Tomasa Mendes in Balmorhea, Texas, passed away November 30, 2013 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was a resident of Las Cruces since 1956. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war in Germany and retired from White Sands Missile Range. Loving husband, father and grandfather, John is survived by h...
John L. Mendes, 83, born April 2, 1930 to Balente and Tomasa Mendes in Balmorhea, Texas, passed away November 30, 2013 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was a resident of Las Cruces since 1956. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war in Germany and retired from White Sands Missile Range. Loving husband, father and grandfather, John is survived by his loving wife, Trinidad H.Mendes; 12 children, Angie Rosales (Danny), Lupe Mendes (Inez), Carlos Alvarado(Angie), Emily Harris, Angel Alvarado (Martha), Terry Gallegos (Art), Belen Soto(Bobby), Georgie Araiza and companion (Jimmy Scott), Josie Hall (Matt), Mary Mendes, and John Mendes Jr. (Diane) of Las Cruces, NM, and brothers Ramon Mendes and Inez Mendes of Las Cruces, NM and six sisters; Manuela Borunda, Yolanda Mendes, and Alicia Munoz all of Las Cruces, NM; and Carolina Mendes and Oralia Tavarez, both of Odessa, TX, step-sisters Amparo Galindo and Elena Villareal, both of Odessa, Texas, 26 grandchildren, 34great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. In 1961 John met and married the love of his life, Trinidad, with eight children. They went on to have four more of their own. John was one of the greatest man of unconditional love, raising all 12 of his children as his very own. His love for his children and grandchildren was like no other. His eyes would light up when his grandchildren would come to visit him. John was very adamant about all his children getting a good e...
John L. Mendes, 83, born April 2, 1930 to Balente and Tomasa Mendes in Balmorhea, Texas, passed away November 30, 2013 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was a resident of Las Cruces since 1956. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war in Germany and retired from White Sands Missile Range. Loving husband, father and grandfather, John is survived by his loving wife, Trinidad H.Mendes; 12 children, Angie Rosales (Danny), Lupe Mendes (Inez), Carlos Alvarado(Angie), Emily Harris, Angel Alvarado (Martha), Terry Gallegos (Art), Belen Soto(Bobby), Georgie Araiza and companion (Jimmy Scott), Josie Hall (Matt), Mary Mendes, and John Mendes Jr. (Diane) of Las Cruces, NM, and brothers Ramon Mendes and Inez Mendes of Las Cruces, NM and six sisters; Manuela Borunda, Yolanda Mendes, and Alicia Munoz all of Las Cruces, NM; and Carolina Mendes and Oralia Tavarez, both of Odessa, TX, step-sisters Amparo Galindo and Elena Villareal, both of Odessa, Texas, 26 grandchildren, 34great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. In 1961 John met and married the love of his life, Trinidad, with eight children. They went on to have four more of their own. John was one of the greatest man of unconditional love, raising all 12 of his children as his very own. His love for his children and grandchildren was like no other. His eyes would light up when his grandchildren would come to visit him. John was very adamant about all his children getting a good education. He took great pride in graduating all 11 of his children from high school. He was a simple man that appreciated the smaller things in life such as listening to Paul Harvey, watching the History Channel, reading his paper and drinking his coffee. We are saddened to say goodbye to such an incredible, inspirational example of a man. We can only hope that his offspring will follow in his legacy of being kind, caring, loving, patient, understanding, and all the qualities that exemplified him as the great man that he was. John was preceded in death by his son, Tommy Mendes; identical twin brother, Paul Mendes, grandson, Kevin Hall of Las Cruces, NM; brother, Balente Mendes Jr. and sisters, Mary Benavides of Odessa, Texas and Petra Chavez of Pecos, TX. Serving as pallbearers; John C. Mendes III, Robert Soto Jr., Ryan Hall, Daniel Rosales, Raymundo Mendes, Bryan Harris. Honorary Pallbearers are all his grandchildren Visitation for John will be on Wednesday December 4, 2013 at Getz Funeral Home from 6-7 pm, where a prayer vigil will follow at 7 pm, Funeral Services will be at 10 am Thursday December 5, 2013 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral where burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery where he will be laid to rest. PDF Printable Version
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