Joe Escobedo Lopez, Jr., age 43, of Princeton, Texas, passed away May 18, 2018. Joe was born July 21, 1974, in Dallas, Texas, to Joe Escobedo, Sr. and Judy (Ramirez) Lopez. Joe graduated from Corsicana High School in 1992. He received his associate degree from Navarro Community College in Corsicana. Joe was employed with East Texas Medical and later with Central Ambulance. He was a flight medic for Care Flight. Joe was most recently with American Medical Response for the last twelve years and then with MedCor for the last five years. He married Yesenia Salinas on July 4, 2009, in Rockwall, Texas. His family remembers him as an amazing husband and father.
He is survived by his wife, Yesenia Lopez of Princeton, Texas; children, Ethan Lopez, Leo DeLeon, Genesis DeLeon, and JoAnna DeLeon, all of Princeton; father, Joe Lopez and wife, Ruth of Corsicana, Texas: mother, Judy Colgrove and husband, David of San Antonio, Texas; sister, Lily Werner and husband, Jeff of Katy, Texas; nieces and nephews, Jon Taylor Cortinas of Katy, Texas, Dakota Lopez, also of Katy, Makayla Puente of Sanger, Texas, Jenna Werner and Jacksyn Werner, both of Katy; grandmother, Rebecca Lopez of Flower Mound, Texas, and grandfather, Jimmy M. Ramirez of Dallas; and numerous uncles, aunts, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Mike G. Lopez, grandmother, Petra Servin, uncle, Rito Gallegos, and aunt, Anita Gallegos.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Iglesia Bethel Church in Princeton, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, evening at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas.