The Brownsville Herald - Online Edition Obituaries, May 30, 2006 GILBERTO "GIL" MARTINEZ Gilberto "Gil" Martinez, 80, passed away peacefully at his residence Sunday, May 28, 2006. Gil was born in Edna, Texas and had lived all of his life in Brownsville, Texas. He worked as a farm labor contractor most of his life along with his sons and his brother, Chivo Martinez. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pablo and Paulita Martinez; two brothers, Antonio and Amancio "Mancho" Martinez; three sisters, Estefana and Elisa Martinez and Domitila M. Lopez. Gil is survived by his wife of 54 years, Hortensia Martinez; five sons, Gilberto "Toe," Alberto "Chuca," and Hector Martinez, Os-car (Jovita) Martinez, and Ildefonso (Irene) Silguero; two dauthters, Sandra M. Gonzalez and Mary S. Varnum; a brother, Valentin "Chivo" (Josefina) Martinez; three sisters, Beatriz (Eduardo) Lopez, Ofelia (Joe) Molina and Julia Lopez; 15 grandchildren, Tommie and Amiee Gonzalez, Hector, Analissa, Aissa, Avy, Oscar, Justin and Ally Martinez, Chuck, Leif, and Anitra Varnum, Anissa, Danny and Amanda Silguero, and three great-grandchildren, Noah Ibarra, Nicolette Barbee and Morgan Hoehaver. Visitation and recitation of the holy rosary were held Monday, May 29, 2006, at Garza Memorial Funeral Home. Mass of the Res-urrection will be held today, Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Committal services will follow at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Chuck and Leif Varnum, Tommie Gonzalez, Hector, Oscar and Justin Martinez, Danny Silguero and Valentin Mata, Jr. Funeral services are under the direction of Joe I. Treviño, Garza Memorial Funeral Home, 1025 E. Jackson St., (542)542-5511. JACK WALLER JR. Jack Waller Jr., 52, entered into eternal rest with the Lord on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Sunshine Haven, after a courageous bat-tle with cancer. He was the first child born to Jane and Jack Waller on October 17, 1953 in Brownsville, Texas. Jack graduated from Brownsville High School in 1971 and joined the U.S. Navy. He was educated and trained in New York, Con-necticut, and San Diego, CA. to work on nuclear submarines and sent to Scotland for one year. Upon discharge in 1976 he worked in the fishing industry and from 1981 to 2004 was owner of Waller Boat Corp. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn; children, Stephanie Waller, Jacqulyn Pedraza (Isaac), Wendy Garza (Pete) and Sherry Farris (Lee); his mother, Jane Harmon (Gene); his father, Jack Waller Sr. (Linda); brother, Mike Waller (Joy); sister, DeAnna Cole; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Floyd and Earline Mizzles; sister-in-law, Paula Pueblitz; brother-in law, Ronnie, Karl, and Tommy Mizzles; grandchildren, Justin Robles, Chrisanie and Madalyn Diaz, Anthony and Jacob Garza, Evan Pedraza and Sydney Farris. His family loved Jack dearly and he will forever be remembered. A Memorial Service was held Monday, May 29, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Garza Memorial Funeral Home, 1025 E. Jackson St., Brownsville, Texas. Dear friend Deacon Paul McArdle will be the officiant. In lieu of flowers please send the memorial donations to Sunshine Haven, Inc. P.O. Box 4478 Brownsville, Texas 78523-4478 Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Joe I Treviño, Garza Memorial Funeral Home, 1025 E. Jackson St.,(956) 542-5511. MAX SIMPSON EMERY JR. Max Simpson Emery, Jr. passed into God's hands on April 22, 2006 at the Kerrville Veterans Medical Center in Kerrville, Texas. His passing was a result of numerous complications arising from his service in Viet Nam. Max was born in El Paso, Texas on No-vember 3, 1944. Most of his young life was spent in Brownville, Texas, graduating from Stell Junior High in 1961, Brownsville High School in 1964, and Texas Southmost College in 1966. After a stint in the Army he returned to The University of Texas in Austin and graduated with a degree in Accounting. He worked for the Internal Revenue Service for many years, and then in the private sector as an Accountant. He last worked in Austin, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father, Max S. Emery, Sr. and his mother, Evelyn Jean Pruitt. Max is survived by his two children, Kevin Michael Emery of Madison, Wis. and Sheryl Lynn Emery of Sun Prairie, Wis.; three grandchildren; his sister, Marion Whitehurst of Ovalo, Texas; two nieces, two nephews, four great-nieces, and five great-nephews. As per Max's wishes family and friends will gather in the summer to spread his ashes in the Gulf of Mexico. The Brownsville Herald 1135 E. Van Buren Brownsville, TX 78520 956-542-4301 1-800-488-4301 © 2000 The Brownsville Herald