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February 9th, 2012 under Obituaries

Mario M. Pando Jr., 38, of Presidio, passed from this life on Monday, February 6, 2012 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.

Mario Pando

Funeral Mass will be at 10am today, Thursday, February 9 at Santa Teresa de Jesus Catholic Church in Presidio, officiated by Father Jose Alfredo Hinojosa. Following funeral services, Mario will be returned to his beloved Redford for burial.

A Rosary was the evening of Wednesday, February 8 at the church.

Mario was born in Redford on April 29, 1973 to Mario G. Pando Sr. and Arcilia Montoya Pando. He married Azucena Carrasco in Presidio on November 1, 1993.

Mario worked for the Texas Department of Transportation.

Mario was a very devout Catholic with a beautiful, strong faith. He loved the outdoors, and ranching and animals were his favorite hobby. He enjoyed anything to do with cattle, horses, farming and ranching. Mario had a great sense of humor and always had the funniest jokes to share. He had a knack for giving people the silliest yet most fitting nicknames.

Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Azucena Pando of Presidio; a daughter, Jocelyn Pando, 17, of Presidio; a son, Carlo Ivan Pando, 13, of Presidio; his parents, Arcilia and Mario Pando Sr. of Presidio; maternal grandparents, Anastacio and Sara Montoya of Presidio; brothers, Omero Pando and wife Sandra and Orlando Pando, all of Odessa; and two sisters, Veronica Prieto and husband Jose Juan, and Claudia Baeza and husband Polo, all of Presidio.