Refugio H Llanez

REFUGIO H. LLANEZ, 87, OF ALPINE, TX PASSED AWAY THURSDAY APRIL 16, 2026, IN ODESSA, TX. REFUGIO H. LLANEZ WAS BORN IN BRAZOS COUNTY TX TO USULO LLANEZ AND CATHERINE HERNANDEZ. HE MARRIED IN MAY OF1958 TO PATRICIA GARCIA LLANEZ. REFUGIO AND PATRICIA WENT ON TO HAVE 6 CHILDREN ALICIA MUNIZ, ROGELIO LLANEZ, DIANA G LLANEZ, OSCAR LLANEZ, CARMEL B DUARTE AND JEANNIE A LLANEZ.

REFUGIO H LLANEZ WAS KNOWN FOR HIS LEGENDARY BRISKET AND PIT MASTER SKILLS.

HE ENJOYED WALKING THE BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN OF ALPINE TEXAS IN HIS FREE TIME. HE LIVED FOR HIS FAMILY. HE ENJOYED THE WILDERNESS AND SPENDING HIS TIME PEELING PECANS TO SELL TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. REFUGIO WAS A MAN OF MANY TRADES, HE WAS A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND LABORER, AND WORKED 10 YEARS WITH SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY.

REFUGIO H LLANEZ IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE PATRICIA G LLANEZ, HIS SISTER, CATARINA LLANEZ GARCIA; HIS DAUGHTER DIANA G LLANEZ; AND HIS GRANDSON SEAN PAUL DUARTE. PILAR LLANEZ, FELIX LLANEZ, SANTOS LLANEZ LOPEZ, ERAQUIO LLANEZ, MARIA DELGADILLO, AND HIS PARENTS USULO, CATHERINE LLANEZ.

REFUGIO H LLANEZ IS SURVIVED BY HIS SIBLINGS, GEORGE LLANAZ, ESPERZANZA CHAVES, PATRICIO LLANEZ, 5 CHILDREN AND 19 GRANDCHILDREN AND NUMEROUS GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

VISITATION IS SET FOR TUESDAY APRIL 21, 2026, FROM 1PM-9PM WITH A ROSARY AT 7PM AT MARTINEZ FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH EZQUIEL MENDOZA, RANDY GONZALES AND JC CARILLO SAYING THE ROSARY.

FUNERAL SERVICES ARE SET FOR 2PM WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 2026, AT MARTINEZ FUNERAL HOME WITH PASTOR PETE LANDA OFFICIATING.

CREMATION WILL BE AT A LATER DATE.

PALLBEARERS WILL BE ARTURO HERNANDEZ, ISMAEL DUARTE JR, MARCOS ANTONIO DUARTE, IVAN LLANEZ AND JOSE G ANGIANO.

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO MARTINEZ FUNERAL HOME AND MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL