Obituary of Izaac Rene Chapa
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Izaac Rene Chapa
December 30, 2000 - May 24, 2015
Izaac Rene Chapa, 14 years old, born December 30th, 2000 and Izrael Roman Chapa , 12 years old, born May 21, 2003 They were loving brothers from La Porte, Texas and departed together in a tragic house fire, on May 24th, 2015 with their dog "Bear".
Izaac and Izrael are survived by their Great Grandmother, Sylvia Chapa, who is also their adoptive mother. Also survived by great uncle, Mauro "Beatle" Chapa , known as "Uncle" to them and who was their honorary father. Brothers, Izaiah and Izavier Chapa. Grandparents, Leo and Brenda Chapa. Great Aunts and Uncles, Quizzie and Darrell Honecutt , Jim and Cynthia Chapa. Aunts and Uncles, Dewayne Chapa, Danielle and Isaac Barbosa, Leonel "Leo" and Katy Mc Allister,Tina Chapa and birth mother, Chelsea Chapa. Sylvia's sister, Molly Batson, Great Aunt, who spoke with the boys frequently. Many cousins , great aunts ,uncles and others.
Izaac, was an avid lover of sports and played with La Porte Jr High Football Team. He played little league baseball and loved to fish. He was a protective big brother and very loving son to Sylvia and Uncle/Mauro. He was passionate about attendence at school and achieved perfect attendence records every year. His favorite subject was Math. He loved to hang out with friends, of which many were girls. He was in choir because that's where the girls were. Izaac was very into fashion and he always wore a light jacket over his shirts and always wore his G-shock watches. He listened to music all the time with his blue-tooth Boase speakers, which he loved. He was always on social media and internet communicating with friends.
Izrael, was a lover of sports. He played little league football but had a passion for baseball. He played little league and select baseball. He was quite a talented player and his favorite position was as catcher. Izrael loved it when his coaches called him "The Wall". In baseball select ,he was given his new name "Izzy" and the name stuck. He also played basketball for three years in the Upword group and loved fishing like his older brother. He loved riding his bike and skating. His favorite weekend team was with, Colton, Zack and Thomas and many other friends. Many of them were involved in sports with him. He had played the cello in the orchestra and had recently decided to pursue playing thru his school years.
Izaac and Izrael were inseperable brothers and special boys. They had no secrets , shared their friends and enjoyed being together. They played, laughed and communicated with each other all the time. A big part of their life was the memory of their great grandfather, Lionel G. Chapa, who preceded them in death in 1990 and was originally from Benavides, Texas, the son of Lazaro and Nicolasa Chapa. Special thanks to Dewayne Chapa and Danielle Barbosa for being a big part of the boys upbringing. They were taken from us too soon, but we will hold them in our hearts forever.
The services will be held jointly at Fairmont Park Baptist Church at 10401 Belfast Rd., LaPorte, Texas. The visitation will be Friday , May 29, 2015 from 5-8 pm and Funeral Services will be on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 11am.