Adalberto Longoria Reyna entered eternal rest on Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Laredo, TX, at the age of 79.

Mr. Reyna is preceded in death by his father, Jose Candelario Reyna, his mother Eliza Reyna and sister, Ma Cruz Reyna.

Mr. Reyna is survived by his siblings, Valeriano Reyna, Eliza Vazquez, Ruperto "Lalo" Reyna and a host of nieces and nephews.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife, of 54 years of marriage, Juanita P. Reyna; his children Antonieta (Sergio Jr.) Gonzalez, Adalberto Jr. (Stephanie) Reyna, Araceli (Thomas H.) Waddell, Armando (Ana) Reyna and Anita (Juan) Cortes.

He is also survived by numerous grandchildren: Samantha Gonzalez, Taylor M. Reyna, Lexie Reyna, Tivon K. Waddell, Kalani O. Waddell, Maximus Reyna, Leonid Reyna, Teodora Reyna, Solomon Cortes and Roman Cortes.

He is also survived by four great grandchildren: Jackson T. Waddell, Oliver A. Waddell, Braylon M. Reyna and Landon M. Reyna.

Adalberto "Beto" Reyna will be remembered as a caring, hardworking and loyal husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to all who met and knew him.

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He started his career as a barber on the Air Force Base located in Laredo, TX until it started to scale down due to the Vietnam War and was later shut down in late of 1973. He moved his growing family away from his beloved birth place of Laredo, Texas leaving behind his parents and sisters to pursue a career in the Steel Mill industry, Gary, IN; he was a hard worker who provided a better opportunity for his wife and his children and was also able to take care of his ailing parents and his in laws. He was a devoted Catholic who was a member of the Catholic community at St. Mary's of the Lake Catholic Church in Miller, IN. He worked at Inland Steel in the No. 2 Coke Plant beginning in 1974 until his retirement in 1996.

Beto moved back to Laredo, Texas and became a parishioner at San Luis Rey Catholic Church after his retirement and pursued his passion of gardening and fishing full time. He loved to wake early in the morning to start his day working the land and to see the fruit of his labor. He took great pride in the care of his lawn and his numerous fruit trees that included grapefruit, oranges, fig, lime and pecan trees.

He looked forward to his daily walks at the Mall Del Norte and enjoying a cup of coffee with his Veteran friends that he made along the way.

He was a caring neighbor that helped where he saw the need.

Beto will forever be missed and we ask that you continue to pray and remember the good times and memories that you have of him.