Leonel Flores Fuentes
17 July 2018
Leonel Flores Fuentes, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and loyal friend, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in San Antonio after a short illness.
He was 87.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Armandina Martinez Fuentes; his sister, Elvia F. Fuentes; and his parents, Micaela Flores Fuentes and Encarnacion Fuentes.
Born in Del Rio, Texas, on May 8, 1931, he and his wife moved to Corpus Christi after their marriage in 1957. Two years and their first child later, they moved to Laredo, where they lived until their deaths.
A staunch Republican and proud Aggie, Fuentes served in the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in zoology, Class of 1953.
He became a pharmaceutical representative for Wyeth Laboratories, where he worked for more than 30 years until he retired in 1987. He continued to detail pharmacists and doctors for several more years for various companies, including Upjohn.
Survivors include children: Diana R. (Ray Gomez +) Fuentes; Jaime L. (Marie) Fuentes; Marco J. (Ana) Fuentes; Lydia F. (Sergio) Aranda; Sylvia E. Fuentes; grandchildren: Christina (Jason) Hearnes, Estevan (Jina) Fuentes, Andrea Fuentes, Graciela Fuentes; Geri (Rafael) Moronta, Elijah Fuentes; Ysa Aranda, Evan Aranda; great-grandchildren: Arianna Hearnes; Zoe and Ava Moronta; feline friend Morris.