> The Brownsville Herald - Online Edition > > Obituaries - July 17, 2006 > > > BABY LUIS MAJIN GUTIERREZ, entered into eternal rest with the Lord on > Sunday, July 16, 2006, at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. > > Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Guerra Funeral Home of > Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Road, (956) 544-1171. > > > > > JULIA "JULIE" MARTINEZ, 31, passed away on July 10, 2006, in San Antonio. > > Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today, July 17, 2006, at St. > Joseph Catholic Church in San Benito. > > Interment will follow to Mont Meta Cemetery in San Benito. > > Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of Thomae-Garza Funeral > Directors, 395 S. Sam Houston, San Benito, Texas (956)399-1331. > > > > > TOMAS PIZANA SR. > Tomas Pizana Sr., 55 years old, entered into eternal rest with the Lord on > Thursday, July 13, 2006, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. > > He is survived by his loving children: Veronica, Cynthia, James, Jacob, > Michelle, Tomas, Jr., Jackie, John Joe, Tammy, Tommy Lee and Taylor. > > A chapel funeral service will be held today Monday, July 17, 2006, at 2 > p.m. at Guerra Funeral Home "Chapel of the Holy Family," with interment to > follow at Buena Vista Cemetery. > > Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Guerra Funeral > Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Rd., (956)544-1171. > > > > > PEDRO GUTIERREZ, JR. > Pedro Gutierrez, Jr., 55 years old, entered into the loving arms of the > Lord, on Saturday, July 15, 2006, at Sunshine Ha-ven in Olmito, Texas. > > He was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas and enlisted in the U.S. > Army, May 4, 1971 where he served his country. > > Mr. Gutierrez was preceded in death by his father; Pedro Gutierrez, Sr. > > Left to mourn his death and forever cherish his memory is his loving > family: Mother Ninfa C. Gutierrez; wife Aracely B. Gutier-rez; children > Christina Gutierrez, Carlos (Paulina) Ortiz, Aida Ortiz, Alda Ortiz, Ana > (Gerardo) Ocana and Jorge Ortiz; brothers and sisters Maria Ninfa > Peterson, Luis Carlos Gutierrez, Rosalinda Perez, Gloria Cervantes, > Juanita Munoz, Delia Longoria, Jesus Gu-tierrez and Gracie Poitinger and > seven grandchildren. > > Visitations were held Sunday, and will also be held today, Monday, July > 17, 2006, starting at 9 a.m. at Guerra Funeral Home "Chapel of Arch > Angels," with a chapel funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. with full > military honors. > > Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Guerra Funeral > Home of Brownsville, 3955 Coffee Port Rd., (956)544-1171. > > JOHN J. FITZPATRICK > > John J. Fitzpatrick, 87, Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, entered > peacefully into the glory of his eternal life on Saturday, July 15, 2006 > at his residence after a brief illness. > > Born in Canada on October 12, 1918, Bishop John J. Fitzpatrick was reared > in Western New York, where he attended St. Bar-tholomew Grammar School and > the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary. He pursued his studies at Colegio de > Propaganda Fide in Rome and the Seminary of Our Lady of the Angels in > Niagara Falls, New York. Ordained on December 13, 1942, for the Diocese of > Buffalo, he served in Jamestown, NY and Buffalo, NY before going to > Florida in 1948. > > Bishop Fitzpatrick served in Florida for 23 years, during which time he > was pastor of several parishes, editor of two diocesan newspapers, > director of the oldest Marian Shrine in the United States, Mision of > Nombre de Dios and Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, St. Augustine, Florida, > and director of the diocesan program for Cuban refugees. He was also > involved with the Christian Family Movement and the Cursillo Movement. He > was one of the pioneers in the development of Marriage Encounter. > > Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Miami on August 28, 1968, he was > transferred three years later to Brownsville, where, on May 27, 1971, he > was installed as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville. > > Pope John Paul II accepted Bishop Fitzpatrick's resignation as Ordinary of > the Diocese of Brownsville on November 30, 1991, at which time Bishop > Enrique San Pedro, S.J., Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese, became its > Ordinary. > > On the national and state scene, Bishop Fitzpatrick has been a member of > and has chaired Episcopal committees and organiza-tions for Latin America, > and support of the missions, issues of peace and social justice, and > ecumenism. > > As Bishop of Brownsville, Bishop Fitzpatrick championed the causes of farm > workers, refugees, migrant workers, and the des-perately poor in the > Valley. Valley Interfaith was begun at the invitation of Bishop > Fitzpatrick to the Industrial Areas Foundation to assist efforts here to > raise the level of living along the border. He founded RGV Educational > Broadcasting (KMBH-TV 60, KHID-FM, and KMBH-FM). > > Especially noteworthy, is his effort to have laity trained in ministry, so > they could assume their rightful place in the evangeliza-tion efforts of > the church and relieve priests of much of their administrative and > pastoral burdens, thus allowing them to dedicate themselves to the primary > work of the priesthood. > > Bishop Fitzpatrick's sister, Mrs. Isabel Jerome, lives in Williamsville, > New York. His parents, as well as a younger sister, Catharine, and his > Jesuit Brother, the Rev. Robert J. Fitzpatrick, are deceased. > > The body of Bishop Fitzpatrick will be received with Holy Mass at 10 a.m. > on Monday, July 17, 2006, at Immaculate Conception Cathedral, 1218 E. > Jefferson St. in Brownsville. The body will lie in state throughout the > day Monday at the Cathedral, with a vigil service slated to begin at 7 > p.m. Monday evening. On Tuesday, July 18, 2006, Bishop Fitzpatrick will > lie in state beginning at 10 a.m. with a vigil service at 7 p.m. at St. > Mary's Catholic Church, 1914 Barnard Road, Brownsville, Texas. Visitation > will resume at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, with the Mass of Resurrection > at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's. Celebrant of the Funeral Mass will be Bishop > Ray-mundo J. Peña of Brownsville, Texas. Concelebrants will be the > attending Bishops and all the attending priests. > > The Revs. Craig Carolan, Amador Garza, Robert Maher, Thomas Pincelli, > Patrick Seitz, and Jose Villalon are honored to be serv-ing as Bishop > Fitzpatrick's pallbearers. Committal services will follow the Mass at > Buena Vista Burial Park. > > In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Bishop Fitzpatrick's name may be > made to the Diocese of Brownsville, P.O. Box 2279, Brownsville, Texas > 78520. > > Arrangements have been entrusted to Treviño Funeral Home, 1355 Old Port > Isabel Rd., Brownsville, Texas, (956) 542-2583. > > > > > The Brownsville Herald > 1135 E. Van Buren > Brownsville, TX 78520 > 956-542-4301 > 1-800-488-4301 > © 2006 The Brownsville Herald