Mario Alberto Rodriguez Perez, 89, of Brownsville, TX, devoted husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, July24, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bogota, Colombia on August 10, 1934.
Mario left his beloved Colombia and arrived in the United States in 1954 and started his studies at Northen Oklahoma Junior College. He began his career as an engineer with Western Electric/AT&T, where he worked for over 30 years. He loved music, dancing, soccer, and playing his accordion. His greatest love was going to the beach with is dog, Lucky to South Padre Island.
He is preceded in death by his parents Segundo Agustin Rodriguez and Mercedes Perez; and his brother Luis Enrique Rodriguez.
Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife, Maricela Rodriguez; his children, Katharine Nance (Bill), Dorothy Mercedes Alleman, Beverly Susan Arbour (Brian), Ana Janet Sharp (Robin), and Guillermo Masso (Stephanie); his grandchildren, Mindy Nance, Melanie Nance, Sean Nance, Jeremy Alleman, Tiffany Hardway, Ashely Creed, Christopher Arbour, Rachel Sharp and Ryan Sharp; his great grandchildren, Catherine Alleman, Reagan Alleman, Jacob Alleman, Willow Hardway, and Edison Creed; his siblings Gustavo Rodriguez, Omar Rodriguez, Hernando Rodriguez, and Mercedes Rodriguez; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Celebration of life is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with a Chapel Service at 2:00 p.m. Services will conclude at the end of the evening.
Services are under the guidance of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Crematory & Flower Shop, located at 657 Springmart Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526 (956-350-8485).
To send flowers or a plant to the family in the memory of Mr. Mario Alberto Rodriguez Perez, please visit Shalom Sympathy Florals at Sunset Memorial, place your order online at https://shalomflorals.com or call (956) 572-3872.