Guadalupe “El Gallo” Maldonado, a former inspector in the oil field industry, passed away February 7, 2008. He was 37.

Survivors include a wife, Delia Serrano of Sinton; his father Manuel Maldonado, Jr., of Taft; his mother and stepfather, Aurora Maldonado and Martin Martinez, of Sinton; four sons, Justin Jacob Rodriguez, of Taft, Anthony Blanco, Mike Blanco, and Jacob Blanco; one daughter, Amanda Blanco, all of Sinton; four brothers, Oscar (Angelica) Maldonado, of Taft, Manuel Maldonado, III, Ruben (Lorenza) Maldonado, and Kevin (Anna) Maldonado, all of Sinton; five sisters, Jessica (Raymond) Zamora, of Portland, Tracey (Rudy) Fuentes, of Taft, Daisy Maldonado, Elsie Maldonado, and Betsy Maldonado, all of Sinton, and one grandchild, John Ray Chapa, of Sinton.

Guadalupe is preceded in death by a brother, Martin Anthony Maldonado, and his grandparents, Robert and Guadalupe Elizardo.

Visitation will begin  Friday, February 8, 2008, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and continue through Saturday, February 9, 2008, and Sunday, February 10, 2008, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Resthaven Funeral Home, Sinton. A rosary will be recited Sunday, February 10, 2008, at 7:00 PM. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, February 11, 2008, 10:00 AM, at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sinton. Burial to follow at the Taft Memorial Park Cemetery, Taft.

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