Francisco Cruz,

Jr.

Francisco Cruz Jr., 70, entered the Lord's heavenly kingdom on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Harlingen Medical Center.

He was born on July 9, 1947 in Harlingen, Texas to Francisco, Sr. Cruz & Maria Guadalupe Saldana Cruz.  Francisco served his country proudly in the United States Army, and served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War.  He loved hanging out with family & friends, playing pool, cards and dominos.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Francisco, Sr. & Maria Guadalupe Cruz; two sisters, Eva & Alma Cruz; brother, Perfecto "Guero" Cruz; and two nephews, Ray Camacho & the late Rudy Camacho.

Francisco is survived by his three children, Gabriel Cruz, Michael Cruz, & Terry Cruz; several grandchildren; siblings, Juanita Cantu (Jesus), Joe Cruz, Terry Camacho, Jesus "Jesse" Cruz (Mary), & Dolores Fuentes (Roy); and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, & friends.

Visitation will be held Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Trinity Funeral Chapel from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm with the prayer of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 pm.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 at Trinity Funeral Chapel at 9:00 am.

The funeral procession will depart Trinity Funeral Home at 10:00am for burial to follow to Rio Grande Valley State Veteran's Cemetery in Mission, Texas with full military honors under the auspices of American Legion Post 205 & VFW 2410.

Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Jesse Cruz Jr., Jesse Cantu Jr., Jesus Cantu Sr., Jay Cantu, Jay Ryan Cantu, Jonathan Cantu, Randy Camacho, & Juan Tovar Pena.  Honorary pallbearers will be JR Garcia & Jesus Cruz Sr.

Francisco was a loving father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, & friend who will be dearly missed by all that knew him.

Funeral arrangements will be under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home 1002 East Harrison Avenue Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956)364-2444.