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ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, JUAN AGUILAR, HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, AND BROTHER, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT THE AGE OF 65 YEARS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. JUAN WAS BORN TO CARMELA SOLIS AND ANTONIO AGUILAR SOLIS IN 1953 IN THE SMALL TOWN OF RIO BRAVO, MEXICO. HE WAS THE OLDEST OF 10 CHILDREN. AT THE AGE OF 12 YEARS HE CAME TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TO ATTEND SCHOOL. AT THE AGE OF 16 HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, CHRISTINA AND AT THE AGE OF 17, THEY BOTH MARRIED TO START A NEW LIFE TOGETHER. HE STARTED OFF WORKING NUMEROUS JOBS PRIOR TO LANDING HIS FIRST CAREER JOB AS A WELDER FOR THE MOSHER STEEL COMPANY IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE HE DEDICATED 12 YEARS OF HIS LIFE BEFORE VENTURING INTO HIS OWN BUSINESS. THIS NEW ADVENTURE LED HIM TO A WONDERFUL CONTRACTUAL OPPORTUNITY WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR OVER 35 YEARS. JUAN WAS HARDWORKING, PASSIONATE, LOVING, STRONG WILLED, STUBBORN AND BOLD. HE CARED FOR NOTHING MORE THAN TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY. HE WAS AN AVID RUNNER IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS MARATHONS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITIES THAT SUPPORTED DISABLED CHILDREN. HE WAS A RECREATIONAL BOXER THAT LOVED WATCHING GOLDEN GLOVE BOXING EVENTS HELD LOCALLY. HE ENJOYED SWIMMING AND GOING TO THE BEACH WHERE HE ENJOYED DRIVING HIS BOAT. BUT MOST OF ALL, HE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH AND HELPING HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. JUAN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 47 YEARS, CHRISTINA AND THEIR DAUGHTERS, CONSTANCE (ADRIAN) LOPEZ, LAURA CHIN, SHARON (SALVADOR) ROBLES, JENNY(CHARLES) SKINNER AND JACKIE (RANDALL) TALLEY. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED AND FOREVER REMEMBERED BY HIS 17 GRANDCHILDREN; ADRIAN, DYLAN, ALDEN, ETHAN, TRISTAN, CAITLIN, CAROLINA, TAETUM, KENDALL, CATHERINE, BLAKE, RANDALL, RILEY, VICTORIA, BREE, KATELYNN AND JACK, BY HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS; JESSE, RAMON, RUBEN, LUPE, VICTOR, JOSE, LOURDES, TONYA, ELVIRA; AND BY HIS BROTHERS-IN-LAW, MIKE (ANGIE) HINJOSA AND HENRY LEAL. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS AND BY HIS GRANDCHILDREN, KRISTEN LOPEZ AND COLLIN SKINNER. VISITATION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 6:00 TO 9:00PM ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH 2018, WITH ROSARY STARTING AT 7PM AT DELLCREST FUNERAL HOME, 2023 SOUTH W.W. WHITE ROAD, SAN ANTONIO. FUNERAL SERVICES IN MEMORY OF JUAN WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH PROMPTLY AT 1:00PM, AT DELLCREST FUNERAL CHAPEL. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER TO FAMILY PLOT AT FIRST MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY, 20567 TX HIGHWAY 16, VON ORMY, TX US 78073.

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Juan Antonio Aguilar

August 11, 1953 - September 23, 2018