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     Chase Jacob E. Camacho is the son of Eric Camacho and Peggy Sue Peskey.¹

     Christopher Camacho is the son of Alfred Camacho Jr. and Peggy Lavern Copeland.¹

     Delores Camacho was born on 1 September 1943 at Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Gabriel Camacho and Socorro Villafuerte.^1,2 She died on 19 June 1951 at Dallas County, Texas, at age 7.^1,3

     Desiree Anne Camacho is the daughter of Alfred Camacho Jr. and Cherryl Lynn Jacowski.¹ She married Thomas Thornhill on 3 June 2000.²

     Diana Camacho is the daughter of Gabriel Camacho and Socorro Villafuerte.¹ She married Ronald Gene Koen on 28 July 1973 at Dallas County, Texas.²

     Elvira Camacho was born on 6 June 1922 at Texas.^1,2 She was the daughter of Vicente Camacho and Rosa Ojeda.¹ She married Benjamin Urdiales Barrientos on 13 May 1944 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³ She died in March 1985 at California at age 62.²

     Eric Camacho is the son of Alfred Camacho Jr. and Peggy Lavern Copeland.¹ He married Peggy Sue Peskey on 23 December 1988 at Wichita County, Texas.^2,3 He and Peggy Sue Peskey were divorced on 27 February 1997 at Dallas County, Texas.⁴

     Ezekiel Anthony Camacho was born on 23 December 1960 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Gabriel Camacho and Socorro Villafuerte.^1,2 He died on 18 March 1985 at Tarrant County, Texas, at age 24.¹

     Francisco Camacho was born circa 1860 at Mexico.¹ He was the son of Rafael Camacho and Maria Hilaria Cardona Marmolejo.¹ He married Maria Guadalupe Vazquez after 1878. He died on 13 February 1899 at San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi.¹

     Gabriel Camacho was born on 22 September 1923 at Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.^1,2 He was the son of Vicente Camacho and Rosa Ojeda.¹ He was was also a high school boxer in the Bantamweight division in 1939.⁵ He was a member of the Junior Optimist Club, sponsored by the Dallas Central YMCA in 1941.⁶ He married Socorro Villafuerte, daughter of Josephine Lopez, on 17 December 1942 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁷ He was elected to the board of directors of the newly chartered El Centro Federal Savings and Loan Association of Dallas. on 31 July 1973.⁸ He was named Business Man of the Year by the Dallas Mexican Chamber of Commerce on 24 April 1975.⁹ He dissolved the partnership between he and Samuel A. Moreno for the Camacho Box Company on 31 December 1975.¹⁰ A fire was set on Friday, May 28, 1976, at the Camacho Box Company. A second fire was set, on Monday night, May 31, 1976. Both were believed to be arson.¹¹ He married Nellie M. Akagi on 17 July 1976 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁷ He was quoted in the Dallas Morning News concerning fires affecting two Camacho Box Company warehouses. on 24 December 1976.¹² He advertised the new location for Camacho Box Company. This relocation was due to the fires in 1976.¹³ He and Nellie M. Akagi were divorced on 1 March 1989 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹⁴ He died on 16 August 2012 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 88.²

Gabriel Camacho of Dallas, Texas, passed away August 16, 2012, of natural causes. He was born September 22, 1923 in Sherman, Texas to Vincent Camacho and Rosa Ojeda (Camacho) Hernandez. He was preceded in death by his daughter Delores Camacho and sons Gabriel Charles Camacho and Ezequiel Anthony Camacho. He is survived by daughter Diana Koen and husband Ronald Gene Koen of Dallas, his sisters Roseanne Rodriguez, and Mary Lillian Rodriguez and husband Manuel Rodriguez, brother Patrick Samuel Hernandez and wife Rebecca Hernandez, grandsons John Franklin Koen and partner Slaveiko Krasimirov Savov of Philadelphia, PA, Troy Allen Koen and wife Christine Ruth Koen of San Antonio, TX, Jason Albert Koen and wife Nancy Elizabeth Koen of Dallas, TX, Gene Gabriel Koen and wife Sparrow Morgan Koen of Los Angeles, CA, also by his great-grandchildren, Mason Allen Koen, Ian Christian Koen, Madison Kimberly Koen, Isabelle Alexis Koen, Zion Albert Koen and Jason Angel Koen, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins

Gabriel was a WWII veteran stationed in La Hoya, California and injured while in the United States. He founded Camacho Box Company directly after the war in 1946 where he remained owner until 1996. He was active in the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for many years, and was named Businessman of the Year. He was also a charter member of the Dallas Central Lions Club, where he was active in many of the programs helping disadvantaged children with eyeware. Gabe, as he was called by his friends and family, was well known in the community and also in the metroplex business community.

Gabe was a life-long member of Agape Memorial United Methodist Church in which he faithfully supported. He was an active member of United Methodist Men.

Graveside services will be held at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 10 o'clock AM, officiated by his pastor The Rev. Juan Osorio. Attendees should arrive at 9:45 AM. Lunch and a memorial service will be held at Agape Memorial United Methodist Church, 5111 Capitol, Dallas, TX 75206, at 11:45 AM.¹⁵