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The Delgado Family is saddened to announce, the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother, Julio Luna Delgado, on September 21, 2014. He has gone to be with his beautiful wife, Enriqueta. Julio was born in San Antonio, Texas, on January 9, 1924. He lived in the early barrios also known as "La Vecindad" near downtown San Antonio, where he worked at the Mercado selling tacos and had his own shoe shine stand. There, he met his future wife, Enriqueta. Julio and Enriqueta struggled through the Great Depression. Julio served in the Civilian Conservation Core CCC around 1939 and was stationed in Wyoming. When he married Enriqueta, they danced their way through life and were married for 71 years and had seven children. Julio provided for his growing family by working at Swift Packing Co. Our father Julio was a dedicated worker for the Freight Lines for over fifty years. He worked as a truck driver, at Braswell Motor Freight Lines and at Yellow Freight Line. When working at Braswell Motor Freight Lines, he became an organizer for the Teamsters Union. With Julio's organizational skills, he was elected Vice-President of the Local Teamsters Union 657 and then when he retired he was elected Vice-President of the Local Retirees AFLCIO/Teamsters Union. Julio was also a very social and civic-minded individual. He belonged to the League of United Latin American Citizens, whose purpose is to raise money for scholarships for deserving Hispanic students. He was involved with many political campaigns and a passion for involvement in community activities. He was a parishioner and Guadalupano at St. James the Apostle Church. Our dear father, Julio, as in life, will continue to dance with Enriqueta in heaven, but here on Earth he will truly be missed. He is survived by his son Julio Delgado and wife Maggie, daughter Guadalupe Torres and husband Duane, son Fidel Delgado, son Luis Delgado and Norma Gillam, daughter Maria Dolores Ybarra and husband Roger, son Pete Delgado and ten grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Enriqueta Rodriguez Delgado and by his daughters-in-law Kathleen Delgado and Ginny Delgado.

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Julio Luna Delgado

January 9, 1924 - September 21, 2014