Heriberto “Libe” Carrasco
Heriberto “Libe” Carrasco, 91, of Andrews, Texas passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, in his home surrounded by his family.
Family and Friends gathered to celebrate his life at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at La Nueva Jerusalem in Andrews with Pastor Isai Garcia officiating. Interment followed in the Andrews North Cemetery. The family received friends from 2:00PM to 9:00PM, Monday, July 26, 2021, at the funeral home.
Heriberto was born May 16, 1930, in Barranco Azul, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico to Severino Carrasco Zuniga and Hercilia Ramos Bustillos. He married Consuelo Gomez, his wife of 63 years, on February 20, 1954 in El Mulato, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Libe was a larger-than-life character who loved inviting his family over to enjoy a good cabrito. He also loved to sing and laugh with his loved ones and always seemed to be the life of the party. He was very charitable in helping those who found themselves in need. In his early years of marriage, he was a farmer in Mexico. Eventually, he would find himself crossing the Rio Grande daily from Mexico to the United States, to work as a ranch-hand on numerous ranches across Southwest Texas. Heriberto never lost an opportunity to better his family leading him to join the Bracero Program. Seeking the American dream, he migrated to the USA, and lead his family on the path to citizenship. Later in life, he supported his family and retired as a pipe-fitter working in the oil and gas industry across Texas and the surrounding states. In his later years, he loved to work on crossword puzzles and pass the time by watching and feeding the birds who would visit outside his window.
Libe is preceded in death by his spouse, Consuelo Carrasco. His parents, Severino and Hercilia Carrasco, and his siblings Maria Carrasco, Alejandro Carrasco and Eva Carrasco Gallegos.
He is survived by his children, Delma Valles and husband Juan of Andrews, Martha Guevara and husband Carlos of Andrews, Heriberto Carrasco and wife Emma of Andrews, Joel Carrasco and wife Lorena of Andrews, Sergio Carrasco of Houston, Texas, and Consuelo Hernandez and husband Raul of Marfa, Texas; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Cuitlahuac Guevara, Cuauhtemoc Guevara, Juan Valles Jr., Joel Carrasco, Homero Valles, Eddie Carrasco, Carlos Guevara and Isai Hernandez; with his granddaughters, Lilibeth Smith, Iris Castillo, Lilianna Saenz, Tanya Carrasco, Jacqueline Hernandez and Alyanna Hernandez as honorary pallbearers.
