Richard Ortega, 77, of Beaumont died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Houston Methodist Hospital due to a brief acute lung disease.
A native and life long resident of Beaumont, Richard had served the United States Navy in the Korean War, and also was retired from Gideon Distributing.
He is survived by his wife of fifty one years, Mary Ortega; son, Ricky Ortega and his wife Sharon all of Beaumont; daughters, Kathy Buescher and her husband Jay, Diana Sims and her husband Kelvin all of Port Neches, Janet Cox and her husband David of Houston; sisters, Delores Soliz, Rita Garcia, Carmen Escobedo all of Port Arthur; eight grandchildren; and one great grandson.
Richard is preceded in death by his parents, Felipe and Soledad Ortega; brother, Antonio Ortega, Phillip “Felo” Ortega; sister, Annie Ortega.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 28, 2007 at Cristo Rey Catholic Church, 767 Ave A, Beaumont, Texas 77701 with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 N. Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77713. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2007 with a rosary to be recited 6:00 p.m. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 2030 North Loop West Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77018.
