Enriquez Ruiz Montez

Enrique Montezwent home to be withour Lord and savior on January 19th, 2025, in Lubbock.  He married Dora Elia Jaramillo on July 20th, 1978, in Clovis, New Mexico and they were blessed with two children from this union.  They moved to Sundown in 1984 from Levelland.  He worked on farms owned by the Morlin family and Grechen family.  He was also a truck driver for Lee Transports Oil Co., Key Energy Oil Co. and Pates Trucking for over 20 years.   After a major car accident, he spent the ladder part of his life working for four years for the City of Sundown Sanitation Department and was the Land Field attendant.  His hobbies were watching the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), listening to Elvis Presley and George Strait music and relaxing with a Coke Zero and eating anything chocolate.  He enjoyed being outdoors and would barbecue, tinker around his shop with his tools or sitting on the front porch. He was fond of spending time with his family and all his grandchildren and telling scary stories of experiences he’d had. He is alifetime member of San Isidro Catholic Mission Church in Sundown and St. Michael’s  Catholic Church in Levelland

Proceeded in Death:

Parents: Mallolo Gonzalez Sr. and Eubelia Montez Gonzalez

Sons: Chris  Montez and James Montez

Grandson: Roland Garza Jr.

Survivors:

Spouse of 46 years:  Dora Elia Jaramillo Montez of Sundown

Daughter: Wendy Montez (Spouse:  Roland Garza)of Sundown

Sons:Robert Montez of Sundown and from a previous marriage; Richard (Spouse: Melissa) Montez of Levelland, Mark (Spouse: Dora) Montez of Lubbock

Brother: Mallolo Jr. (Spouse: Maribel) Gonzalez of Levelland

Sisters: Maggie (Spouse: Sam) Trevino and Antonia (Spouse: Efren) Nunez both of Levelland

Grandchildren:  Kadince, Karigen, Ryland and Rocklin Garza, Robert  Jeremiah Jr., Roselee, Ashley (has 5 children), Jeremy, Jacob, Madison and Dominic Montez

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