Pete Castillo

November 6, 2018

Pete Castillo, 79, passed away at his residence on November 6, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on June 29, 1939 to the late Dominga Hernandez and Arnulfo Castillo. While Pete started his career with McAllen Medical Hospital, he was known for his career in management with Chase Bank, (formerly Texas Commerce Bank and First National Bank) where he spent over 25 years. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, followed by Holy Spirit Catholic Church. His battle with Parkinson’s started in 2009. Throughout this battle he was strong in his faith and maintained a positive attitude. He was a devoted husband and father to his wife Bertie and daughter Debbie. He was an avid fisherman and hunter for most of his life. Pete enjoyed traveling with his family to the western parts of the United States. He loved taking scenic road trips. Pete was preceded in death by both his parents (Dominga Hernandez and Arnulfo Castillo), his beloved son (Pete Jr.), and his sister (Juanita Hernandez). He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Bertha (Bertie); his daughter Deborah (Juan) Gonzalez; his Hernandez siblings (Elva, Estela, Manuela, and Gilberto); his Castillo siblings (Felipe, Juventino, Jesus, Jose, Alvaro, Carlos, Adan, Eduardo, and Rosy); and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 8th at Kreidler Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 9th at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with interment to follow at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are his nephews from Houston (Rene, Baldemar, and Rolando), a nephew from Mission (Sergio), and friends from McAllen (Jesus Solano and Hugo Solano). Honorary pallbearers are his friends Ruben Cavazos, Sabas Ozuna, Jessie Ayala, and Tom Longoria. The family would like to thank Rev. Msgr. Louis L. Brum, as well as Mrs. Moya and staff of Tree of Life Hospice for their prayers, compassion, tender, and loving care. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Holy Spirit Catholic Church (2201 Martin Ave., McAllen, TX 7804-3898).