Gilberto Alvarado

April 22, 1956 - August 8, 2019

Dateline: Alice, Tx. Gilberto “Monke” Alvarado age 63 Died on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas hospital following a short illness. He was born to Albino and Piedad (Salazar) Alvarado on April 22, 1956 in San Ygnacio, Texas. He worked many years in the Oilfield and retired in 2008. “Monke” as he was known to his friends and family was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister Gracia Alicia Chavez. Survivors: Wife: Paula Martinez Alvarado of Alice, Tx. 2 sons: Gilberto (Linda) Alvarado Jr. of Alice, Tx. Alberto Alvarado of Alice, Tx. Daughter: Elizabeth (Jason) Benavides of Alice, Tx. 2 brothers: Juan (Cindy) Alvarado of San Antonio, Tx. Martin (Cindy) Alvarado of Alice, Tx. Sister: Mary (Carl) Buck of Alice, Tx. 4 granddaughters: Priscilla A. Benavides of Alice, Tx. April M. Benavides of Alice, Tx. Mary E. Benavides of Alice, Tx. Pamela J. Benavides of Alice, Tx. 2 grandsons: Alejo Raul Alvarado of Alice, Tx. Lorenzo Antonio Alvarado of Alice, Tx. Visitation will begin on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 from 4 to 9PM in the Roberson Funeral Home Chapel in Alice, Tx. with a Rosary to be recited that same evening at 7PM. Mass will be celebrated on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 at 10AM at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial to follow in the New Collins Cemetery. Services entrusted to Roberson Funeral Home of Alice, TX. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhomes.net