Obituary of Hector Raul Rodarte

Hector Raul Rodarte, 82, passed away peaceful on July 17, 2015, with his loving wife by his side. He is preceded in death by his parents, Guadalupe and Raquel Rodarte; brothers, Arturo and Jose Rodarte. Hector is survived by his wife of 46 years, Denise Gonzalez Rodarte; sons, Hector Rodarte Jr. and wife, Laura, Gilbert Rodarte and wife, Pam; sisters, Lydia Peacock, Ninfa Castillo and Lupita Medina; granddaughters, Analeah and Alisia Rodarte; and a host of many other family and friends. Hector was a wonderful son and brother while growing up. He then grew into a loving and devoted husband and father to his family. Hector enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout his life and shared the great outdoors with his sons. He also coached little league for their teams and throughout the boys baseball careers he seldom ever missed a game. Hector enjoyed doing for others whether he was driving Denise to work, Bar B Qing in the backyard or cooking breakfast for Gilbert, it was always about doing something for others. He enjoyed his garden and especially raising his pepper plants. He was a wonderful friend and neighbor, anytime his neighbors went out of town, he was always the one to watch the house, collect the mail or feed the pets. One of Hector’s favorite things to do was spending time with his granddaughters, picking them up from school and taking them anywhere they wanted to go. He was a man of great faith and a good example of how to live your life in service to others. He will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved him. A visitation and rosary for Hector will be held Monday, July 20, 2015 at Clayton Funeral Home, 5530 W. Broadway, Pearland, Texas 77581. The visitation will begin a 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm with the Rosary recited at 6:00 pm. The funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 10:00 am at St. Helen Catholic Church with Father James Courville officiating. Interment will follow at SouthPark Cemetery in Pearland, Texas.