Zito B. Kare

Zito B. Kare of Brownsville, Texas devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, departed this earthly realm to enter the spiritual presence of God on October 22, 2017.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers; Louie and Noe Kare, his son Zito Kare Jr. and stepson Donald Bohannon.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife Velma of the home; two sisters, Celia Galego of Vancouver, Canada and Cora Kare of Houston, Texas; three brothers Rene of Manila, Philippines, Roger of Houston, Texas and Rex of Midlothian, Texas; three sons Joseph of Coquitam, Canada, Rick of Victoria, Canada and Anthony of Vancouver, Canada, one daughter Shandra of France, one stepson David Bohannon of Hewins, Kansas, one stepdaughter Danell Farlow of Charlotte, North Carolina, two grandsons Aaron and Taylor of British Columbia, Canada, two granddaughters Audrey Kare and Peyton Kare of British Columbia, Canada, one step grandson Ryan Bohannon of South Haven, Kansas, one step granddaughter Megan Sprague of Holyoke, Colorado, and five step great grandchildren.
Zito was born in the Philippines in April 27, 1937. Upon graduation from high school, he sat for the prestigious University of the Philippines scholarship examination in Fine Arts, placing third in the nation. In 1967 Zito moved to Canada and made his home in Vancouver. There he had various employment, painting in his spare time. He received encouragement from galleries, enough to convince him to devote all his time and energy to his art. Zito continued to work as a full-time artist in the Vancouver area during the 70’s and 80’s prior to his move to Texas in 1987.
Upon arriving in Texas, Zito a self-taught, full time artist with background studies in architecture, traveled frequently with one-man gallery exhibits, holding art classes and demonstrations Most of his finished works were done in his studio in Brownsville, Texas.
Zito’s paintings depict accuracy and naturalness. All his paintings were carefully observed and lovingly detailed. He once rode with Canadian cowboys to observe their way of life and capture them in their natural state.
Zito often said, “to any aspiring artist, I would advise that Philippians in the Bible advises: mediate on that which is true, which is pure, which is lovely, which is of virtue. For so long, I thought I was the artist, but I have discovered that I am only the brush.â€
In Texas, his works are currently exhibited at Nuevo Santander Gallery in McAllen, Texas.
Zito was not only gifted as an artist/painter, he had a talent in music as well with the ability to play several instruments; piano, harmonica, guitar and bass guitar. He was faithful member of New Harvest Ministry Church in Brownsville participating in their praise and worship team. Zito was a very loving, gentle person; his smiles and jokes will be missed by family, friends, neighbors and all who knew him.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory. Funeral service will be on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at New Harvest Ministry Church (2150 El Jardin Heights Rd.) with burial to follow at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens. Services are under the guidance of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations be made to New Harvest Ministry in Brownsville.