Desiderio Valdez

Desiderio Valdez, age 73 found peace and rest on Saturday, October 3, 2015. He was born in San Antonio, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Desiderio and Lucia Valdez; and his sister, Elvira Lopez; and baby brother, Ernest Valdez.

He is survived by his loving wife of over 50 years, Gunda Valdez; and their beloved children, Christiane (Michael) Toye, Iris (John) Tombari, and Desiderio (Sandra) Valdez. He is blessed with eleven grandchildren, Amanda (Kent Hutchison) Chu, Nicole (Dan) Gaspar, Alexander Chu, Brandon Toye, Nicholas Tombari, Antonio Tombari, Joseph Tombari, Vincent Tombari, Desiderio Valdez, Jr., Bernadette Valdez, Benjamin Valdez; and three great-grandchildren, Kai & Kian Gaspar and Greycian Hutchison with a fourth on the way.

In addition, he is survived by his brothers, Rudolfo (Rosa) Valdez, Manual (Mary Ann) Valdez, and Anastacio (Irma) Valdez; his sister, Mary Jane Soto; many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Gerda Dubnick; and his brother-in-law, Klaus (Baerbel) Dubnick.

In memory of Desiderio, contributions may be given to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at http://pulmonaryfibrosis.org/ways-to-give/donate-now.

On behalf of the Valdez Family, we would like to thank all the many doctors, nurses and all the staff at the Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital who cared for him. Heartfelt thanks to Mary Jane, Manuel, Mary Ann, Anastacio, and Rosa who comforted us and stood vigil by his side in the hospital. A special thanks to Virgie, a true guardian angel.