Washington Berruz, Jr.

Loving son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew and friend, Washington Olmedo Berruz Jr. passed away December 11, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 52.

Washington was born in Riverside, California on January 24, 1968 to Washington Olmedo Berruz Sr. and Adelaida Ybanez DeLeon.

An amazing man who feared God, Washington loved his Lord and Savior first and foremost as well as his family. He was proud of his heritage and absolutely loved the Dodgers and all California teams.

Washington was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Alonzo and Manuela Ybanez from San Jacinto, California; paternal grandfather, Felix Olmedo Berruz from Los Angeles, California: paternal grandmother, Irene Pantoja of Newport Beach, California: his beloved cousin, Nicholas Aispuro of Homeland, California; and his beloved son, Christopher Andrew Berruz of San Antonio, Texas.

He is survived by his father, Washington Olmedo Berruz Sr. of South America; his mother, Adelaida Ybanez (Jaime) DeLeon of Three Rivers, Texas; his brother, Felix Edward Berruz of Skidmore, Texas (wife Desiree, children Mariah, Moses and Kaine); his sisters, Veronica Marie Berruz of Houston, Texas (her children Christian, Issac and Byron Pittman), Elvira DeLeon of Corpus Christi, Texas (husband Mesac Jacob Ramirez and son Samuel Jose Ramirez) and Christine DeLeon of Houston, Texas; his beloved children, Alexander Berruz of San Antonio and Samantha Leonor Berruz and Nicole Irene Berruz, both of Skidmore; and Popo's pride and joy, his beloved grandchildren, Aaron Terry James and Roger Berruz, both of Skidmore.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, December 17, at Angelus Funeral Home in Beeville, Texas.

The funeral service will be conducted there at 10 a.m. Friday, December 18, with Pastor Joe Fuentes officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Skidmore, Texas.

The family would like to thank everyone for their prayers.

Washington’s favorite Bible verse: "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." Revelation 21:4, KJV