Roberto "Jerry" A. Jacquez

Roberto “Jerry” Jacquez passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at the age of 79. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, father-in-law, grandpa, and uncle and will be remembered fondly and with much joy. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, brothers Raymundo, Alfredo “Felo”, sister Manuela “Chata”, and son Jose Antonio “Pepe”. Jerry is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 43 years, Enedina, his four daughters, Maria, Mary, Tina, and Lorena, their husbands, nine grandchildren, three sisters, two brothers, and numerous nieces and nephews. Born May 31, 1935, in Anthony, NM to Antonio and Luisa Jacquez, Jerry became the story teller everyone knew and loved. His favorite stories involved how he earned his nickname and his trips to California to visit his brother and nephews. He met and married his wife in 1971 and renewed their vows in 1986 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Jerry forever remained an active member in the church, ensuring that his daughters and grandchildren were raised with a strong faith in God. Jerry loved to read and spent most of his time sitting at the kitchen table reading books on World War II and working on his word search puzzles. He and his wife worked as custodians at a bank in Anthony for 38 years. He will always be remembered for his knowledge of the Jacquez family history, his love for old cowboy movies, appreciation of history, his joy of hosting family gatherings, and his wonderful singing voice which was always heard from his house to the bank to public places. Serving as pallbearers will be sons-in-law, Braulio Rivera, José Guillen, Richard Valdez and youngest grandchildren Sinaí Monica Guillen, Braulio Rivera Jr., and Cristian Roberto Rivera. A Visitation will be held from 5:00pm-9:00pm with a Rosary at 7:00pm on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Anthony Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West. Please visit our online register book at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net