Joe Herrera, born in Crystal City on April 2, 1933, entered into rest on February 3, 2015. Joe was a veteran of the Korean War and worked for the Department of Defense at Kelly AFB for 42 years until retiring in 1994. He was involved in the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) taking teams to city championships, an active member of his church community at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes, a member of the Knights of Columbus (Council 8306), and served a term as an Alderman for the Helotes City Council. Joe participated in many Senior Olympic Games which included softball and bowling, along with his beloved wife, Yolanda. He greatly enjoyed dancing with his wife and watching his Spurs and Dallas Cowboys. He loved to travel, visting his children in Japan, California, and Virginia, as well as taking road trips all over the country; he had a strong desire to visit the Egyptian Pyramids. Above everything, he enjoyed having his family together. He had a great sense of humor, loving to banter with his wife and kids. Joe was always willing to take on a fathers role in other people's lives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anastacio and Ysabel (Vaquera) Herrera; infant son, Dondi Joe Herrera; and beloved grandparents, Cirilo and Paula Herrera. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Yolanda Herrera; children: Diana Ester Herrera, Jose Armando Herrera (Patricia), Randy George Herrera (Daniel Le Roy), and Mario Paul Herrera (Angela); 13 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. FUNERAL SERVICES Visitation will begin Monday at 6:00 P.M. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M. Funeral Mass will be offered Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes. Interment will follow at San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery No.2. with military honors. Condolences may be sent to the Herrera family at www.theangelusfuneralhome.com MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS In lieu of flowers, memorial contrubitions may be made to Orbis International, (donations@orbis.org), or Operation Smile, (operationsmile.org)