Gonzalo Luis Alberto "Beto" Valdez

Gonzalo Luis Alberto Villagran Valdez, more known by Beto with family and friends and Luis by those he worked with, went to be with our Lord and Savior on the afternoon of April 23, 2020.

He was born on January 10, 1980, to his father Luis Valdez and mother Pascuala Villagran in Toluca, Mexico. He came to America in 2003 to Lawrence, KS and worked odd jobs and in restaurants.

Beto met the love of his life, Paula on July 16, 2003. They married January 9, 2009. They moved to Crane, TX where they raised their boys and he worked hard doing framing and other handyman jobs for family and friends. Beto then went to work for West Texas Dirt Movers.
He was a huge Green Bay Packers fan. He loved family time and watching his kids at all the sports they played. He helped raise many children that was not his own. He was a father to all and a great friend to many. He will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his wife Paula Valdez; his sons Craig Valdez, Josiah Valdez, Luis Valdez, Brian Valdez, Max, Juan, and Abel. His daughter, Liseth Valdez; grandmother, Patricia Todd; God daughter Tatyana Vazquez, daughter of Mario Vazquez and Natasha Massingill.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Pascuala Villagran, and a brother, Alfredo Valdez.

Memorial services will be held at 10am on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at the First United Methodist Church in Crane.