Ricardo "Richard" Antonio Esquivel entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at the age of 73 years.

Richard was born on December 4th 1951 in Eagle Pass, Texas. In 1973, Richard met Lety Flores in Eagle Pass and were married at St. Sebastian Church in Dearborn Hts. Michigan in 1975. Richard and Lety went on to have 3 children and 10 grandchildren, Gabriel (Kathy, Gabriel Jr, Michael, Anthony, and Stephen), Ricardo II (Ysabel, Maribel, and Ricardo III), and Dr. Sophia McCance (Nate, Rubi, Jackson, and Scarlett).

Richard was a dedicated son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. His loyalty and integrity to those he loved was unwavering. His fierce devotion in acts of service will live on forever in the memories of those he loved as well as the community in which he lived.

He was a proud Vietnam Veteran with the U.S. Army bravely serving "boots on ground" behind enemy lines from 1970 to 1973. He served his country with pride.

In 2007 Richard retired from the United States Postal Service and spent his time with the Vietnam Veterans of America post 366, beautifying his neighborhood, serving the society of st. Vincent de Paul through St. Benedict church. He enjoyed fishing, hiking, camping and spending time with his grandchildren. His hobbies include billiards where he was a known pool shark and was a certified YouTube mechanic.

Visitation for Richard will be held in San Antonio on Friday, December 27th at Heritage Oaks Mortuary 2502 South WW. White Rd. 78222 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary to be recited at 6:00 p.m.

A memorial mass will be held at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church on Thursday, February 27th at 11:30 a.m.  Interment of Richard's cremains will be held at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, following mass, at 1:15 p.m.