Juan Flores Moreno, 89, of Big Spring, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 in a Bedford hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 30 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel.The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.Juan was born May 23, 1928 in New Braunfels, Texas to SeverianoContinue Reading
Juan Flores Moreno, 89, of Big Spring, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 in a Bedford hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 30 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel.The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.Juan was born May 23, 1928 in New Braunfels, Texas to Severiano Moreno and Juana Flores Moreno. He was preceded in death by his wife Maria Herrera Campos Moreno November 19, 1985. Juan and Maria were married in New Braunfels, Texas December 28, 1949 and moved to Big Spring, Texas where they raised their children.Juan and Maria had four children, Jesusa Moreno, Josie Moreno Salazar, Irene Moreno Reyes and Joe Louis Moreno and wife, Sonya K. Moreno. Juan’s grandchildren are Tina Salazar Amaya and husband, David Amaya of Houston, John Parras and wife, Nicole Gonzales of Houston, Bryan Parras and significant other, Liana Lopez of Houston, Emily Moreno Greene and husband, Justin Greene of Roanoke, Elisa Reyes and significant other, Jess Maldonado of San Antonio, and Jacob and Zachary Moreno of Euless. His great-grandchildren are Veronica Amaya and significant other, Scott Moczygemba of Houston, Jaxon, Jude and Jennings Greene of Roanoke. He was one of several siblings, Faustino Moreno, Guillermo (Willie) Moreno, Carmen Moreno, Timoteo (Timo) Moreno, Pablo Moreno and Dominga Moreno Baldamarras (the only surviving sibling). He has an enormous number of nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law and friends that loved him dearly.He was also loved by non-blood related grandchildren and those he considered as family. He was fondly known to many as “Papa Grande, Grandpa, and Uelo”. Juan was a proud farmer and loved driving his tractor. In Big Spring, he worked at International Harvest, a place that he often fondly remembered. In Houston, he worked at Ripley House, The Latino Learning Center and St. Thomas High School. He loved St. Thomas. He was a little league baseball manager with The Cats, that at one time, won the city championship. He loved sports and old westerns. He did not care what team was playing or what sport. He was a prideful, simplistic, smart and humorous man. He was proud of his Native American ancestry as he was of the Mexican origin. He enjoyed life, his family and was not a man to let anything get in his way. He leaves behind a legacy of strong work ethic, strong family bonds, love, laughter and silliness.Grandpa had a very unique vocabulary. Anyone that knew him will smile at these words and his hand gestures: “pos sepa”, “bullet”, “sanavagornias”, “pos no se” and many others.In lieu of flowers, if you would prefer, the family requests donations be made to The National Kidney Foundation at www.kidney.org or the American Heart Association at www.donatenow.heart.org.Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory. Online condolences can be made at www.npwelch.com,
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