Sunday, October 27, 2013

AGUSTIN RAMIREZ, FREDDIE MARTINEZ AND CARLOS GUZMAN PERFORM AT WESLACO CWV

                                        (Photographs & captions by Jose Luis Torres CWV Historian)                                                      




Carlos Guzman, Agustin Ramirez, Freddie Martinez

After the CWV quarterly state meeting........



Catholic War Veterans & their families..........


Traveled from local towns........................


And from as far away as Mission, Corpus Christi,...


Victoria, Austin, Lubbock & El Paso to enjoy
a good meal after the quarterly meeting &
good Tejano music from the Legends!


CWV members Juan Valderas & Olby Hughes
check veterans into the Quarterly Meeting Dinner.


Agustin Ramirez autographing CDs.


Agustin Ramirez & CWV Post 770 Commander Richard Lopez.


Agustin Ramirez with Leo Hinojosa,Richard Lopez
& Albert Cavazos.


Soda crew Jose Luis Torres, Joe Guerrero, his
wife & Efrain Morales.


Carlos Guzman with Sylvia Torres.


Wow! That was a pretty lady I just took a picture with.


I think I'll sing her a song.



Here's to you......................................

Lady in red!


Agustin Ramirez stopping to say hello to the
Soda Crew.


Everybody was dancing.


Carlos Guzman with Sylvia Torres, Hortencia Recio
& Richard & Joanna Lopez.


Freddie Martinez with Minnie Whitzel, Sylvia Torres
Herminia Recio & Richard & Joanna Lopez.


Agustin Ramirez with Richard & Joanna Lopez
Minnie Whitzel, Hortencia Recio & Sylvia Torres.


Late night crew working the sodas Jackie &
Isaac Vallejo.


CWV members Jose Sauceda,Luis Garcia & guests.


Freddie Martinez...............................................


Brought down the house................................
With his.....................................................................

Ay-Ay-ay-ayyyyyyyyyyyy!

Como la quieroooo!


Elma Rodriguez & Miguel

Lilly Rodriguez, Pete Salazar, Minnie
Whitzel, Olby Hughes & Richard Lopez.

Jose Luis Torres,Pete Salazar,Minnie Whitzel,Olby
Hughes & Richard Lopez


Carlos Guzman asking Freddie Martinez.............


From the heart, if he wants to sing a duet.


Freddy Martinez says ay-ay-ayyyyy................

Lets do it.......................................................

Carlos Guzman says, there's room for three..........

So all three sing and then they raffle an Agustin Ramirez jacket.
Then Agustin Ramirez takes the stage.
He sings his timeless hits.
He closes the dance, concert in roaring Tejano style!

Saturday, October 26, 2013

CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS QUARTERLY MEETING

(Photographs & captions - Jose Luis Torres CWV Historian)



Catholic War Veteran Post 770 Commander Richard Lopez introduces Precinct 1 County Commissioner A.C. Cuellar for a few words.

Commissioner A.C. Cuellar addresses CWV State
Quarterly Meeting.

CWV State Chaplain Father Thomas R. Diebel
at the podium. 

CWV members in attendance (back row) Leonel Hinojosa
& Gilberto Garza. (next row L-R sitting)Pete Martinez, Jose
Sauceda & Frank Rodriguez (half hidden) & in the far
distance Olby Hughes.

Past Auxiliary National President from Austin CWV Post 1805
Mrs Mary Rosales. She is the widow of legendary KGBT 'locutor'
"La Voz de Oro" from the '50s-'70s Martin Rosales. He was a 1st
Sgt.with the 36th Infantry Division, 49th & 112th Armored Cavalry
Regiment Texas National Guard.

After the meeting Weslaco CWV members in attendance pose for a picture.
(L-R) Juan Valderas, Albert Cavazos, Leo Hinojosa, Olby Hughes, Frank Rodriguez, Pete Martinez, Gilbert Garza & Richard Lopez.

Father Tom Diebel saying mass after the meeting.

Friday, October 25, 2013

CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF TEXAS HOLD THEIR QUARTERLY MEETING

(Photographs & captions by Jose Luis Torres CWV Historian)


CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF TEXAS HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING IN THE CITY OF WESLACO SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 
2013.
FRIDAY EVENING OF THEIR ARRIVAL
THEY HAD A DINNER RECEPTION AT
THE WESLACO CWV.

Weslaco CWV member Juan Valderas was checking
I.D.s at the door.

Host Weslaco CWV Commander Richard Lopez
(center) with CWV member Pete Salazar (right).

Visiting CWV members from C.C., Tx.
Leo Vasquez Jr., David Sauceda &
Al Cantu.

Father Thomas R. Diebel Catholic War
Veterans of Texas State Chaplain.

Here for the quarterly meeting from CWV
Post 1065 Mission, Tx. Javier De Leon
'Tiny' & to his sides from Austin, Tx.
Gus Aguero &Juan Medellin.

MC for the night Weslaco CWV member
Albert Cavazos introducing guests.


There was a good turnout for the
evenings festivities. 

Entertainment was provided by Mr. '1 Man Band'
Juan Trevino.