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Avigilio A. Castillo, Jr., from Mertzon, passed away unexpectedly in his home on August 2, 2024, in San Angelo.
Avigilio attended Irion County then joined the United States Marines and graduated from bootcamp as a Marine Corporal on April 2, 1976, in San Diego. He was then stationed overseas in Okinawa, Japan, until he was honorably discharged in1980. After serving, he returned to his family in Mertzon.
“Junior” met and married Valleri Kiser, the love of his life. Their union resulted in their three children, Ramon Carlos, Monica Elena, and Mario Jesus Castillo.
Junior is proceeded in death by his parents Avigilio Castillo, Sr., and Leonor Castillo, brothers-in-law Jerry Malone, Thomas Hubert, and several nieces and nephews. Junior is also survived by his son-in-law, Daniel Sanchez and grandchildren, Dieudonnée, Athyna, Barrett, Emelia and Zikiah.
Junior was a long-haul truck driver for almost 30 years; he loved the road. He loved that he had driven from coast to coast and from the deep south to upper northern states. He was so glad to show his young sons different cities and states. Young Ramon and Mario traveled from inside Mexico to and into Canada with their Dad. To his daughter’s extreme disapproval, she did not get to share in the road trips with him. Monica loved to bake cookies for her dad’s return home. He must have loved his daughter too much to allow her to experience life on the road. Junior spoke about the sights he witnessed and traveling on rough and dangerous roads through snow and icy conditions. He was a test driver for Goodyear. Junior mentioned how much he liked his coworkers in Goodyear.
Also left to cherish his memories are his siblings, Dominga (James Rambo), Mario Castillo, Susana Castillo (Hubert), Sylvia Malone, Sandra (Mando), Diana (Robert), Norma Castillo, and Jesus (Amanda) Castillo and numerous nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to VA’s home health staff, whom Junior called his “nurses”. Junior’s family would like to express their love and thanks to the workers and staff at Family Dollar, Sonic, and Stripes, and especially to Julio’s on the corner at Knickerbocker Road. To the fellow neighbors at the Bellagio Apartments, thank you for your kind words and help to our father and brother.