Eduardo Lopez

Eduardo (Eddy) Lopez Jr. of New Braunfels, Texas was called to be with Our Lord on June 11, 2022. Eddy was born on August 14, 1975 in Crystal City, Texas to parents Eduardo Lopez (Dallas) and Lidia Garcia (New Braunfels). Eddy died from effects of his diagnosed auto-immune disease called Wegener’s GPA. He was first diagnosed in 2015, and put up a strong fight for 7 years, finally succumbing to the disease. He leaves behind his parents, his son Eduardo Lopez (San Antonio) and sister Jennifer Lopez (New Braunfels). He also leaves behind maternal uncle Alfredo and Elva Garcia, (Carrizo Springs) and aunt Ninfa Gonzales, (Austin); paternal uncles Omero and Hilda Lopez (Martindale) and David Lopez (Carrizo Springs), and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Extended brothers and sisters include Anna Lopez, Elvia Lopez, Diana Lopez, (Houston), Matthew Lopez (Dallas) and Janie, Rosie, Bobbi Jo, Erica Avila and Robert Avila, Jr. (Uvalde) also Nolan Gomez, Rene Gomez Jr., and Nathan Reyes (New Braunfels), and Joshua Reyes (Houston). Of special importance to Eddy were his longtime friends Carlos Salinas and his wife Ana (Cíbolo). Carlos was Eddy's friend who stood by him till the end. Eddy put up a strong fight against his disease since his diagnosis in 2015 and was told at that time that his life expectancy was 2 years. Eddy lasted for 7 years mainly due to ongoing care and support from his loving mother and aunt, and the outstanding medical support from a myriad of doctors and specialists. The family thanks the nurses, techs and doctors from Fresenius Kidney Care, especially RNs Lee Lopez, and Magellan Handford, his Nephrologists Dr. Matthias Simon, and Dr. Shadi Mourad. Thanks also to his Primary care doctor Benyam Alemu who cared for him with much kindness and caring.