Mario Vivas, age 86, of Abita Springs, LA, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020. He was born November 14, 1934, in La Ceiba, Honduras, Central America, to Victorina (Santos) and Donaldo Vivas. He married the love of his life, Eddie Edna Occhiena, in Tela, Honduras, Central America, on December 22, 1962, and they were blessed with a son and two daughters. In 1970 Mario emigrated to the United States with his family. He had a successful career in the insurance industry, building his own agency before retirement. Mario was a parishioner at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mandeville LA and an active member of the Knights of Columbus. Mario had a joy for life and brought laughter to all he met. He was greatly loved and will be deeply missed by all those who knew him.
Mario is survived by his beloved wife, Edna Vivas; his son, Mario Francisco Vivas and his wife, Kyoko, of Plano, Texas; his daughters, Vicky Shelley and her husband, Jess B., of Blanco, Texas, and Denise Vivas and her canine companion, Ragu, of Los Angeles, California; his grandchildren, Isabella Vivas, Emily Vivas, Mario Fuminori Vivas, Brian Shelley and his wife, Macayla, and Jacob Shelley; his great-grandson, Barrett Shelley; his sisters, Eva Lozano, Ofelia Cruz, and Idalia Hernandez; his brother, Donaldo Vivas; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Victorina and Donaldo Vivas.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2700 W. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano, Texas, 75023. An interment will follow at Ridgeview West Memorial Park, 7800 Sanctuary Drive, Frisco, Texas, 75033. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Monday, November 30, 2020 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 8520 W. Main St., Frisco, Texas, 75034 with a rosary beginning at 6:00 p.m.
To watch the live stream of the Funeral Mass the day of the service, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0JKewuyon8