Obituary

Nunez, Cristobal

Cristobal Nunez, 57, of Lubbock, passed away on December 26, 2017 at home.

A Rosary will be recited on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Lemons Memorial Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017 at St. Theresa Catholic Church located at 504 E 13th St. in Hale Center with Father Sylvester DSouza as Celebrant. Interment will follow at Plainview Memorial Park under the personal direction of Lemons Funeral Home.

Cristobal was born on March 28, 1960 in El Paso, Texas to Juan Manuel and Aurelia (Garcia) Nunez. He married Josie Espinosa in Lubbock on March 27, 2004.

When he was a boy he served as an altar boy at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church. He graduated from Lubbock High School. He was a self-employed painter. He loved watching football games and was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys.

He was preceded in death by his father Juan Manuel Nunez; one sister, Francis Flores; two nephews, Juan Manuel Nunez III and Andrew J. Gonzalez; and one grandson, David Rivera III.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Josie Nunez of the home; his mother, Aurelia Nunez and her husband Thomas Rodriguez of Lubbock; five brothers, Juan Nunez and wife Grace of Lubbock, Neddie Nunez and wife Diane of Lubbock, Thomas Rodriguez and wife Monica of Lubbock, Gabriel Nunez of Lubbock and Rene Rodriguez of Kansas; three sisters, Sylvia Nunez, Teresa Nunez and husband Angel and Diane Rodriguez all of Lubbock; three daughters, Christie Michelle Nunez and husband Paul, Roxanne Nunez and Vanessa Nunez all of Lubbock and three grandchildren, Chloe, Samantha, and Noah.