Juan Jose "JJ" Saldana

January 27, 1940 - April 26, 2021

It is with much love and grief that we say farewell to our loved one, Juan Jose Saldana, 81, who passed away on April 26, 2021 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Tx. He was born on January 27, 1940 in Edcouch, Texas to his father Lauro Saldana and mother Virginia Cano. He was a retired educator from Mercedes I.S.D. where he taught industrial mechanic skills for many years. He also worked with CP&L Electric Co. and in insurance sales. Juan Jose Saldana served in the U.S Army National Guard and resided in the Rio Grande Valley all his life. He is survived by his wife Adela H. Saldana, his brother Lauro (Irma) Saldana, Jr.; two sons Ricardo Longoria and Juan Jose Saldana, Jr., and daughter Ruby Ann Saldana; one son and four daughters from previous marriage: Jorge Julio Saldana, Sonia Marie Saldana, Lilia Irene Saldana, Laura Ann Saldana, and Camille Janette Saldana. He is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews He is preceded in death by his son Juan Jose Saldana, Jr.; his parents Lauro Saldana and Virginia Cano Saldana; his second mother (aunt) Salome Cano Cadena and sister Karina Aliza Saldana. Pallbearers are David Castaneda, Andres Garcia, Oscar Rodriguez, Victor Rodriguez, Luis H. Saldana, and Ruben J. Saldana. Three honorary pallbearers are David Garza, Joe Gonzalez, and Samuel Longoria. Visitation will be held on Thursday April 29, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 5:00 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday April 30, 2021. We will depart from Rudy Garza Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. for a church mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with internment to follow at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Weslaco, Tx. Funeral Services are under the direction and care of Rudy Garza Funeral Home in Mercedes, Tx.