Daniel Llanez

Daniel (Danny) C. Llanez, 56, of Odessa, Texas passed away at his residence in Odessa, Texas surrounded by his family on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, after a short illness.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 14, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Martinez Funeral Home and Crematory.  Rosary will be held at 7p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Fr. Frank Chavez officiating.  Burial will follow at Odessa Garden II Cemetery on South Muskingum.  Arrangements are by Martinez Funeral Home and Crematory.

Danny was born in Odessa, Texas to Tomas G. Llanez and Hortensia Campos Llanez on January 23, 1966, and graduated from Odessa High School in 1984.  He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Candelaria Garcia, his grandfather, Santos Llanez, his grandparents, Abel and Rita Campos, his brother-in-law, Kelly Wade Parker, and his father, Tomas G. Llanez.  He is survived by his mother, Hortensia C. Llanez, his brother, Armando Llanez, sister, Connie L. Ortiz and husband, Nicholas Ortiz, sister, Brenda Parker, sister, Ellen Llanez-Fragoso and husband, Leonel Fragoso, and his “special” little sister, Valerie Campos Martinez and husband, Michael Martinez, his niece, Priscilla Ortiz, his three nephews, Nicky and Jacob Ortiz and Jordan Parker, and his great nephew, Matthew Saenz.

Danny loved people and loved to converse; he never met a stranger.  He had a love for low rider model cars, NASCAR and football, his favorite team, of course, being the Dallas Cowboys.  Danny loved working at IHG hotels and helping his customers out in any way he could and his customers in return, loved him and how he made each one of them feel like family when they walked into the hotel.  Danny had a big heart and was always willing to give you the shirt off his back if he could.

Pallbearers will be Nicky Ortiz, Jacob Ortiz, Jordan Parker, Nicholas Ortiz, Leonel Fragoso, Benjamin Garcia, and honorary pallbearer, Matthew Saenz.

The Llanez family would like to thank Home Hospice, Dr. Bajaj of Texas Oncology, Dr. Sindhu Kaitha, and the Martinez funeral home staff and funeral director, Joel Gonzales. We would also like to thank all our friends, neighbors, and family for supporting us through prayer, kind words, gestures, cards, food, and flowers.