CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” NEAL ROSE
McALLEN - Christopher “Chris” Neal Rose, 36, passed unexpectedly Sunday, January 7, 2018, in Laredo, Texas.
Chris, a proud graduate of PSJA North in the year 2000, leaves behind his high school sweetheart and wife of 18 years, JoAnn Rose. Together they raised two incredible children, Nathan and Kayla Rose.
He is preceded in death by his father-in-law, Gerardo Cepeda; maternal grandparents, Carl and Lillian Tanner; aunts, Josefina Garza and Celia Garza; a sister-in-law, Rhonda Rose; and a nephew, Jonathan Thomas.
Chris is survived by his parents, Willis A. and Mary Ann Rose; two brothers, David and Michael Rose, his mother-in-law, Diana Cepeda; brother-in-law, Jay Cepeda; sisters-in-law, Julia Cepeda and Martha Rose; nieces, Jaylin Cepeda, Kristin Nicole Rose Thomas; nephews, Jacob Rose, Joshua (Ashley) Rose, Mark Rose, John Rose; grandnieces, Lilly Rose and Rhannon Rose.
Visitation was held from 6 to 9 p.m., with a 7 p.m. prayer service Saturday, Jan. 13, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service took place at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr.
The family asks that you spend time with your children, cherish every moment with loved ones and pray for enduring friendships both lifelong and beyond.
Funeral services were under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.