Dates
Jun 14, 1940
Dec 22, 2014
Eddie Sosa Jr., 74, of San Angelo, Texas died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Funeral service is at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Angels Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.Eddie was born June 14, 1940, on a ranch near Sonora, Texas, to Elsie Lopez and Eddie Sosa Sr. He graduated in 1958, from Senora High School where he lettered in football and started his love for the game of golf.On July 11, 1958, he married Delma Ortiz Martinez in Ozona, Texas, and they shared 56 years together. He retired from the Texas Department of Agriculture, where he helped out many ranchers and farmers throughout the state of Texas. He coached football and basketball with the YMCA for over 15 years. He was a member of the Lions Club and thoroughly enjoyed his time delivering meals with ""Meals on Wheels"" and volunteering as the caller for bingo at the nursing homes. He was a loving husband and a great father who raised six children.Eddie is survived by his wife, Delma Sosa; his children, James Robert and wife Susan, Lana Kay and husband Wayne, Eddie Ray, Karen Jo, John David and partner Amo and Samuel Duane and wife Sylvia; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.Special thanks go to George and Yvonne Duran and Fred and Delia Dietz.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Meals On Wheels. Family and friends may sign the register book at johnsons-funeralhome.com.