Alan Louis Torres, 52, died Thursday, December 11, 2008, after a short bout with cancer.

He was born to Elizabeth Mary Munch and the late Louis Angel Torres January 31, 1956 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Alan, a gifted Home Builder, improved the South Texas landscape through the numerous quality homes and businesses he constructed.  Parishioners at Odem Sacred Heart Church still enjoy Alan’s gift of renovating the local Catholic Church’s Sanctuary.  Alan was a passionate, loving person with a gentle heart.  His numerous nieces and nephews knew him as “Alpha” Uncle.

Alan is survived by his former wife and loving, dedicated caretaker, Lynda Torres of Odem, Texas, who was a lifetime friend to Alan; his mother, Liz Munch of Chicago, Illinois; siblings: Aaron, Louis, Elisa, Amanda and Ebony, all of Chicago, Illinois; former in-laws, Frank and Virginia Chapa of Odem, Texas; numerous uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. His father, Louis Torres, and grandmother, Mary Dickens, precede Alan in death.

Visitation will begin Sunday, December 14, 2008, 1:00 PM, at Resthaven Funeral Home in Sinton, Texas.  A Rosary will be recited Sunday, 6:00 PM, at the funeral home.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, December 15, 2008, 10:30 AM, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Odem, Texas

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