Johnny Lopez Obituary

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Johnny Lopez
November 26, 1955 - January 2, 2018
Johnny Lopez died unexpectedly at the beginning of the year. The Austin, Texas native lived in Woodland Park, having moved to Colorado 25 years ago.
Though he grew up in Central Texas, Johnny came to love the mountains and their winters. He moved with his wife, Darla, to Colorado in 1993, and they raised their two children, Jensen (27) and Johnny (25), there. His oldest son, Elton (42), lives in Houston.
Johnny called Colorado home, and his friends, co-workers at StarTek Health, and the parishioners from Our Lady of the Woods in Woodland Park saw him as an indispensable part of their communities.
But he would visit Texas as often as he could. Johnny loved his Dallas Cowboys, his Texas Longhorns, and his brisket and sausage. He loved his family, too. Last fall, his extended family drove to Lubbock, to meet in the middle and celebrate his mother Lola's 92nd birthday. Over Christmas, several nieces, nephews, and their families drove up from Houston, bringing nine Texans to stay with their favorite uncle.
Johnny is survived by Darla, Jensen, and Johnny Lopez; Elton Lopez; his mother, Lola Lopez; sisters Jo Ann Lopez and Barbara Godoy; and his mother-in-law, Ruth Snively. He also is loved and missed by three grandchildren, six nieces, and nine nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Johnnie Lopez; his brothers Roy and Joe Rivera; and his niece, Valerie Godoy.