Xavyr Rodriguez Herrera

A rosary will be recited for Xavyr, 19, of Roswell at 7 pm Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 at St. John’s Catholic Church. A mass will be celebrated for Xavyr at 2 pm Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 at St. John’s Catholic Church with Father Gonzalo Moreno officiating. Burial to follow in South Park Cemetery. He passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Born August 6, 1993 to his loving mother and father Blacita Herrera & Noel Ray Rodriguez. He is survived by his son Xander Jeremyah-Rey Herrera and wife Victoria Rose Herrera. His brothers "lil Homies" Santiago Aguilar, Jo-Nicholas Alfredo Aguilar, Andrez Nathan Ray Aguilar, his Twins. His Sisters Kristian Nicole Rodriguez & Samantha Rae Rodriguez. He is proceeded in death by his sisters Santana Jozette Aguilar & Stormy Rae Rodriguez. His Primo Hermano Francisco Reyes Herrera. Xavyr is in the loving arms of his " Papo" Reyes Herrera and Gramo Amelia Herrera and his Grandfather Samuel Rodriguez. He is surrvived by his Grandmother Theresa Rodriguez Anstead and Grandfather Michael Anstead. Stepmother Christine Wiggins and Xavyrs rent a dad, as he would jokingly and so loving say , Garry Cobos. Aunts are Christina Jimenez-Herrera "Tia Chris", Ermalinda Wylie " Tia Linda" , Cindy Orona, Sonya McKnight, Sandra Aguirre, Carol Herrera, Carol Jaramillo, Norma Pompa, Aunt Anita, Kerry Dennis Racheal Garcia and Yolanda Herrera. Uncles Lorenzo Herrera " Tio Boo Boo", Francisco Herrera "Tio Frank", Lorenzo Cobos "Tio Lench" Francisco Herrera "Tio Frank", Rodney Rodriguez " Uncle Rod", Gabe Rodriguez "Uncle Gabe", Hernando Herrera"Tio Nando" , Javier Alonso, Danny Gonzales, Mike Wylie, Fernando Rodriguez and Paul Fajardo, James Aquirre , Philip Pompa. Cousins are Chelsea Orona, Alexandra Rodriguez, Martin Herrera Marcelina Herrera, Shiela Benevidez, Felicia Garcia, Senida Herrera Millron, Serena Herrera, Hernando Herrera Jr., Javier Alonso "Tony", Blanca Alonso, Reyes Alonso, Miguel Alonso, Domingo Alonso, Audra Rae Herrera, Danny Gonzalez Jr., Danielle Gonzalez., Reyes "Cruz" Herrera, Jaqlyne Herrera, Analycia Herrera, Andrew Herrera. Xavyr has many,many,many loving primos and primas and he loved you all. If I did not mention your name it's because its just beause there is just to many to names and not enough paper to list. Xavyr's love was genuine to all. Xavyr Jo-Ray Herrera Airman 1st class - E1 rank Active soldier, he is now a soldier for my Christ Jesus. Xavyr's death is no more than a true example of the evil that is apon this earth. He was truly a one of a kind. He loved playing cards, even though he didn't play with a full deck. He was a character within a character. He always knew how to make you laugh in his crazy little ways. We will never forget his big beautiful smile, adorable eyes and his "Herrera" chin. Xavyr was an atlas of knowledge. From a very young age he was always eager to learn. He loved making new inventions, many ideas for any and everything. He was a go getter, an entrapanuer, he was to his brothers and his mamma thier best friend. He was our shadow, our teacher, our example. To mom he was her "LIL MAN". To us he was everything. Xavyr didn't care who you were or where he was, because I assure you he was going to make an impression on you. If you were standing in a store and he was next to you, he was either going to convince you to purchase something off the shelf or he would tell you "Hey .......... did you know ......" and then he would explain how it was made, what it was used for, or what could you do with it, and if that did not work he would ask you to get it for him. He was EVERYTHING a mother, a father, a son, a wife, a brother, an aunt, an uncle, a cousin, a friend could ask for and be proud of. Xavyr was and as he would put it "Im your favorite disease" He was a true social butterfly. To his "Rent a dad" they always snuck a hug from each other some how or another. He would wake up and say "Hey..... rent a dad,.... where's my hug?" and Garry called him his rent a son and get his hug. His dreams were exeactly what they were begenning to be. He loved being in the shop with Bobby and Garry. Because of his artistic ways, huge active imagination and his eagerness to learn he wanted to create and design something new everyday. His dream car was corvettes and 350 Z. He loved his 67 chevy short bed. He constantly talked about how he was going to have her done. He loved bikes of all sorts from cars to music new and old. As his sister Kristen says "he loved to sing, even though he can't". He was a huge true Cowboy fan. He was also a big Bob Marley fan all the way around to the point he would fight with mom about getting dred locks. To his tio Boo Boo, he was everthing a uncle could ask for. He was loved more than anything to us other than the love we have for God. He was our familys's "GOLDEN CHILD". HE was our fathers clone and now his lil messanger. If i had to put one phrase to explain him it would be "acuma matada". It means not worry in the world, thats how he lived in our eyes. He is the son his tio Boo Boo never ever had. I will always love you chango. To his brother Santiago he was his best friend, and when he had no friends Xavyr was all he needed. He was the closest thing to a Dad when he was stepping out of line. NO matter who hes with Dogs always said he was always his father figure. To his twins, he loved them so much he always wanted to adopt them. His plans were as his papos plans were. To sent his children to school. He always bragged how he wished he was as athletic like the twins and wanted to watch them on TV one day as they make a touch down, or solid tackle and look in the screen and say " Thats for you, brother". {Linda’s letter} Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you with my righteous right hand. GOD CALLED OUR HANDSOME MAN XAVYR BACK HOME AND ALTHOUGH HIS 19 SHORT YEARS OF LIFE ON EARTH SEEM MINISCUAL, HE WILL NOW BE WITH OUR LORD FOR ETERNITY…..A MAGNIFICENT GIFT NO ONE WILL EVER TAKE AWAY FROM HIM. XAVYR WAS NOT ALONE FOR GOD SAID “ LO I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD MATTHEW 28:20 WE MAY NEVER TRULY UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHY THIS SENSELESS VIOLENCE CLAIMED OUR LOVED ONE AND BROUGHT GRIEF TOU OUR LIVES. FOR EVERY DROP OF BLOOD THAT WAS SPILLED FROM HIS PRECIOUS BODY; A THOUSAND TEARS FROM HIS LOVING MOTHER HAVE BEEN SHED AND BY ALL WHO LOVED XAVYR. AS I GAZE UPON MY SISTERS’ FACE AND EYES I SEE A DEEP UNCONSOLABLE PAIN, AND SOLITUDE. THE AGONY IN HER DRAINED BODY TEARS ME APART, BUT THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES SHARED WITH ONE ANOTHER FROM XAVYR’S LIFE BRING A SENSE OF COMFORT AND JOY TO US ALL. XAVYR HOINED THE MILITARY TO SERVE AND PROTECT HIS COUNTRY, SOMETHING HE BELIEVED IN SO THAT HIS SON AND THOSE AROUND COULD ENJOY THEIR FREEDOM. OUR LORD GOD GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, AND BY THE INHUMANITY OF MANKIND OUR SAVIOUR WAS SPAT ON, SCORNED, SCOURAGED ATHE PILLAR, CROWNED WITH THORNS AND NAILED TO THE TO DIE ON THE CROSS HE CARRIED. OUR SAVIORS; PRECIOUS BLOOD WAS SHED FOR OUR SINS SO THAT MANKIND WOULD HAVE SALVATION. NEVER AGAIN FROM THAT MOMENT SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN ANOTHER DROP OF BLOOD SPATTERED. FORGIVENESS MAY BE ONE OF THE HARDEST STRUGGLES IN OUR LIFE TO OVERCOME…. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, PRAYER AND LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER WILL CONTINUE THE JOURNEY AND ONE DAY BE REUNITED WITH OUR LOVED ONES AND IN THE PRESCENCE OF OUR LORD GOD….. REVELATION 21:4 “HE WILL WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES, AND DEATH SHALL BE NO MORE, NEITHER SHALL THERE BE MOURNING, NOR CRYING, NOR PAINANYMORE, FOR THE FORMER THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAYS.” LOVE, LINDA DECEMBER 17, 2012 My Lil Man, I never got a chance to say good bye but then again we made the pact to never say good bye but see ya later, love you. Losing you has been the bisggest test of true faith for me. You have always made me a very proud mother. You have always Even now at the most agonizing time of my life in losing you, you still make me so so proud. You just barely came home from training and only had a very few short days to share with you has now given me only a very small amout of peace for the time you were gone from me. With all the evil and envy, trials and tribulations that was thrown at us, we always found our way back together. Back to our lil circle of 5. Mejo, your death was not in vain. Because of this tragic loss has brought sisters together again, an enemy to ask for forgiveness, brothers to see reality, a father to see his sons truely need him, a mother to see she was wrong and to trust her son to where they need each other than mejo, to us you were our savior here on earth. You were always considered the "Golden Child " to our family but back then we could have never known that your purpose driven was exactly what my father has always taught us. I know my Daddy needed you again. In this and all the little signs that have been given to me I know without a shadow of a doubt that he has swept you into is arms and is standing right behind you and you in front as you always were here on earth. As our song says "Someone whispers in my ear and says, You are not alone, I am here with you though were far apart your always in my heart." Every time you sang that song to me I always hurt for our times apart or diagreements we had but some how or another we always found a way back to each other. No one will ever break that bond. Now that I hear this song it merely reminds me that you are still here. Your Papo died on the 13th as well as you have. Papos birthday is the 21st your being layed to rest on the 21st. You did exactly as he did for us. You proved your self a man. You are even an Airman as he was and now a provider for your son. Your life, Your legacy as you were mine, " watching over me. El Rey de los Reyes. My Lord Savior, Daddy and you. I laugh now how we used to ague who loved Papo more or who was is favorite, now I know it was the both of you who loved me. You are my lil man. You are my best friend, You are my strength. Mejito, I can only feel sorry for the persons who did this to you and only pray that they have a mother who loves them if only half as much as i have ever loved you. I pray mejo, that God guides these detectives and gives them wisdom and strength and those the courage to speak the truth so that you may have peace and justice here on earth. You are in the arms of the angels, a soldier for Christ, a defeater. We will be together again someday and I ask God to give me stregnth for your brothers to teach them that what is bound here on earth will be bound in heaven. They may have taken your precious life from here but Our circle will not be broken. This has changed my life forever as with many who loved you. I will never say goodbye to you my lil man but see ya again........I love you son, Mommy Xavyr Died a Man. A real Man. He will be greatly missed, forever loved............and always in our hearts.

Xavyr Rodriguez Herrera

August 6, 1993 - December 13, 2012