Lyford, TX
On Monday, September 4, 2017, Nicolas D. Chavez, entered into the Lord's presence.
He was born in La Sara, Texas, September 10, 1934 to Leonardo C. Chavez & Estefana D. Chavez.
He is preceded in death by his first wife & mother of 8 children, Ignacia O. Chavez; his parents as well; two sons, Jose Alfredo, & Leo (Annette) Chavez; and two daughters, Dolly Sauceda, & Deneva Sanchez.
Nicolas is survived by his loving wife of thirty-six years, Petra E. Chavez; children, Rodolfo N. (Diana), Nicolas I., Rosa Chavez ( daughter-in-law), Irene Arellano (John), Margarita Mendoza (Juan), Reynaldo (Gloria), Patricia (Alex) De La Fuente, Sylvia Tostado (Joe), Eloy R. Cavazos (Tina), Benjamin Cavazos (Debbie); numerous grandchildren (105+), great grandchildren, & great great grandchildren; and siblings, Alicia Clement, Reynalda (Mike) Cantu, Leonardo Jr. (Isabel), Estefana Guerra (Martin), Mariana Renaud (Sam), Benito D. (Norma), Carrie Chavez, Armando Adrian (Rosie) & Clyde (Alma).
Nicolas enjoyed hunting, fishing, & playing softball as his past time. He was a plumber owner/operator for Nick's Plumbing for forty plus years, and twenty-six of those as a master plumber.
Family visitation ONLY, will be held Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 3pm to 9pm at Trinity Funeral Chapel.
Visitation will be held Thursday, September 7, 2017 from 11am to 9pm with a funeral service at 7pm at Trinity Funeral Chapel.
Honorary pallbearers will be Rudy Jr., Jac, Lincoln, Leo, Fred, J.D., Nicholas, Rey Jr., & Xavier.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home 1002 East Harrison Funeral Home Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956)364-2444.