Urbano Rivera

December 4, 1942 - June 7, 2022

On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Sergeant Major Urbano Pacheco Rivera, age 79, went home to be with the Lord. Urbano, a loving husband to Maria Elva for 54 years, and father of three children was born on December 4, 1942, in Harlingen, TX to Gustavo and Guadalupe P. Rivera. Urbano graduated from La Feria High School in 1961 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps on March 12, 1964. Sergeant Major Urbano Rivera retired from the US Marine Corps on March 31, 1990. Urbano then began working with the US Customs and Border Protection Services in Roma and Brownsville, TX and retired December 31, 2004. Urbano leaves behind his wife Maria Elva Rivera, his three loving sons, Guadalupe E. Rivera, Pedro F. Rivera and Alfredo E. Rivera (Vivian). He leaves 4 grandchildren: Samantha & Christina Rivera, Emilee Rivera and Felix Rivera. Urbano was preceded in death by his parents Gustavo and Guadalupe P. Rivera; his sister Ylda (†Ricardo) Ramirez; brother Gustavo († Lola) Rivera Jr. USN. Also leaves behind siblings, Olivia (Alfonso) Mejorado of Lansing, MI; Jose (Elida) of El Campo, TX; Rene (Elva) of Laredo,TX; Minerva (Gabriel) of La Feria,TX; Olga (Myron) Lasher of Austin,TX; JoAnne (Lonie) Dupre of Patterson, Louisiana; Nelda Jean Naquin of New Iberia, Louisiana; Ralph Edward (Debbie) of Mathis,TX; several nieces; nephews; great nieces; great nephews, and dear friends Esmeralda and Alvaro Salazar.