Ricardo Pena Olvera Obituary
Ricardo Pena Olvera, age 47 of Gorman passed away, Friday, October 9, 2015 in Eastland.
Rosary will be 7:00 P.M. Tuesday evening, October 13th at the Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be 12:30 P.M. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in De Leon. Burial will be in the De Leon Cemetery.
Ricardo was born, January 31, 1968 in Pearsall, Texas to Estanislado C. Olvera and Amelia Pena Olvera. He married Maribel Rodriguez on August 19, 1989 in De Leon, Texas. Ricardo worked for EBAA Iron, Inc. for more than twenty years. He attended the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Dublin.
As an avid sports fan, you could find him playing baseball, softball, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and going fishing. His greatest joy was September 4, 1998 when his son, Ricardo, Jr. was born. His favorite pastime was watching his son play sports for the Gorman Panthers. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and son. He was a kind and gentle person and a friend to everyone. Everything he did was with his heart. He will be greatly missed by all.
He is survived by his wife, Maribel Olvera of Gorman; one son, Ricardo Olvera, Jr. of Gorman; mother, Amelia Olvera of Gorman; two brothers, Jose Luis Olvera of Gorman and Ruben Olvera of Marlow, OK; one sister, Anita Olvera of Gorman; nine god children and host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and one sister, Lydia Olvera.