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Raul S. Peña, born December 30, 1926, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas at 87 years of age. Our Father was born in Marion, Texas to Maria Salmon Peña and Manuel Peña on their farm outside of Cibolo, Texas. While money was tight, the closeness and value of family was always most important. His memories of playing alongside and later working alongside his brothers and sisters taught him that success was possible through determination and hard work. He talked of the times he and his family would travel to the farms around Lubbock, Texas to pick cotton. He'd describe how they lived in tents for weeks until all fields were picked, then they'd move to other areas to continue working the fields to provide for the whole family. Raul and Hortensia Arizpe knew each other growing up in the same farming town, and married in March 1948. Shortly after he began working at Randolph Air Force base, and later the San Antonio Independent School District. Married for 54 years, Raul and Hortensia raised their 4 children in San Antonio, where most of the family also lived. His favorite memories were always of the times he, his brothers, and brothers-in-law spent weekends helping one another build their family homes. He always beamed when he heard us reminiscing about the weekends we spent together with the families. Family always meant so much to Dad. He and Mom devoted their lives to their family. Raul was preceded in death by his wife, Hortensia, and infant son, Jesus. He is survived by his daughter, Gloria, and her sons Anthony and Chris, son Oscar and wife Melissa and their daughters, Alyse, Sara, and Hannah, son Ernie and wife Patt and their daughters Lauren, Avery, and Tessa, daughter Elaine and her husband Brian Moore, and her daughter Adriana Slusser and son Andrew Slusser, great grandchildren Carys Garcia, Luke Garcia, and Julianna Garcia, sisters Esperanza Valdez and Olivia Guerra, and brother Carlos Peña. Visitation will take place on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Mission Park Funeral North, 3401 Cherry Ridge St., San Antonio, Tx 78230. Services will take place on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 12:00 PM also at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North with burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Park at 1701 Austin Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78218.

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Raul Pena

December 30, 1926 - December 25, 2014