Oscar Obregon Obituary (1951 - 2023)

Oscar Obregon was born on March 8, 1951, to Gilberto and Timotea Obregon in McAllen, Texas. He has three siblings, Graciela, Norma Linda, and Juan Gilberto. Oscar graduated from McAllen High School in 1971. He served his country in the United States Air Force from 1971 to 1974. He was an airplane mechanic and was stationed in Korea. He met his wife in 1978, Irene, who he had been married to for nearly forty-five years. Oscar had two daughters, Carolina, and Susana, and one granddaughter, Andrea Victoria. Oscar retired in 2016, from the United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS . He worked as a biological technician for the plant protection and quarantine. After retirement Oscar spent a lot of time following his passions which was fishing and playing his guitar. He expressed his love for working with his hands through many different skills such as carpentry, drafting and modeling planes. He was a kid at heart who enjoyed watching The Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead, and SpongeBob SquarePants. He also loved to watch western movies and cooking shows, and reading comics. He was an avid music lover. Oscar said his life here on earth was a beautiful one. His last wish was to be a fisherman in paradise if God would allow that. Oscar died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday July 15, 2023. He will be dearly missed.🦋