Valdez & Sons Memorial Funeral 

Chapels open their doors Monday

A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

The prospect of a brighter economic future in our fair city continues to shine as yet another significant investment by pioneers in the funeral business from our neighboring city of Piedras Negras opened the doors to Valdez & Sons Memorial Funeral Chapels located at 2334 El Indio Highway.

"We thank you lord for this new chapel where our souls will be blessed and taken to heaven.  We ask that you bless this business and their family members and for those of all religions, that they may all have faith in God," said Father Paul of Our Lady of Rufuge Church.

"We'd like to thank the members of the news media for being here today.  We are very satisfied, my wife and I, to be here today at this very special ribbon-cutting.  It is a continuance, another branch of our business, Memorial Funeral Chapels which has had a lot of success thank God.  I'd like to thank the community for allowing us to serve them in their most trying times with dignity.  We have been here for 35 years and have been in this business for sixty and my father is here as living proof of this," said Rito Valdez, Jr., "We noticed a very important growth in the city of Eagle Pass especially in this area near El Indio Highway and we saw the opportunity to acquire this building, we discussed it among my wife, my children and my father, and we decided to undertake this challenge.  We know it will be a difficult task, but with hard work and dedication we will move forward with this project."

"I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Valdez family for this accomplishment and the service they provide which is a difficult one, but one they undertake with professionalism," said The Honorable Ramsey English-Cantú, Mayor of Eagle Pass, "We are very proud of them and thankful for this professionalism and we wish them the best in this endeavor on the south side of Eagle Pass."

The event was graciously emceed by Humberto "Beto" Garza who welcomed all local dignitaries to the event and first responders who were there as well.