𝙅𝙊𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙎 𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿 𝙍𝙐𝘽𝙀𝙉 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙍𝙀𝙍𝘼 𝘼𝙏 𝙅𝘼𝘾𝙊𝘽 𝘽𝙍𝙊𝙒𝙉 𝘼𝙐𝘿𝙄𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙄𝙐𝙈

 

Frequently, they're not called funerals, but "celebrations of life," and the gathering to commemorate the life of TSC Trustee Ruben Herrera lived up to that description in every sense of the phrase.

The standing-room-only crowd filling Jacob Brown Auditorium was more joyous than somber, so happy to stay afterward, chatting and drinking limonada spiked with cucumber juice, partaking of the ample buffet.

Although many said it, realtor Craig Grove clearly stated it after the service, that "Ruben helped so many educationally and in their legal careers."

Ruben's co-traveler through so many countries, Hector Garza, started his recounting of his travels with Ruben, invoking Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild:

"Get your motor runnin'

Head out on the highway

Looking for adventure

In whatever comes out way"

Fittingly, Ruben's bag-laden BMW motorcycle was parked behind the auditorium along with his mint condition Corvette, personal symbols of the much-loved world traveler.

Editor flanked by Ruben Herrera and Matamoros attorney Jerry Danache at TSC Law Center 3/02/2024

The Brownsville Observer editor sat with Ruben at the TSC Law Center Ruben helped create just two weeks ago for the Sheriffs Forum.  

Damn, life is so fleeting!