Dana Ross Hendon, 55, died in Tyler after a brief illness. He was born September 23, 1958, in Norman, Oklahoma. He attended public schools in South Dakota, Illinois and Lufkin, Texas. He was a graduate of Tyler Junior College and attended the University of Texas at Tyler. He worked as a roofer and as a salesman. He was a runner, an avid reader, an amateur poet and a kind and gentle soul.
He is survived by his mother, Carolyn Hendon of Frankston; uncle and aunt, William and Mary Ann Hendon of Akron, Ohio and their children; his dear first cousins, Anna, William and Claude and their families and a few distant cousins. He was predeceased by his sister, Julia and his father Robert of Tyler; his uncle and aunt, Claude and Joy Hendon and their son, John of Oklahoma City.
If desired, gifts may be made to Hospice of East Texas, Relay for Life or a charity of choice.
A memorial service for Dana's family and friends will be held later in Oklahoma.
Condolences may be sent to www.lloydjamesfuneralhome.com
A Memorial Mass for Anastacio H. Estacio, 95, of Tyler, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014
at 4:30 P.M. at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 1435 ESE Loop 323 in Tyler, with Bishop
Joseph Strickland officiating.
Anastacio died peacefully and unexpectedly after a brief illness on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 in
Dallas VA Hospital.
He was born on January 21, 1919 in Bautista, Pangasinan, Philippines. He was a dentist by
profession.
In Sept. 1, 1941, he was inducted to the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
under the leadership of Capt. Warren (U. S. Army), at Camp James B. Ord, in San Miguel, Tarlac,
Philippines and fought against the Japanese Imperial Forces in Bataan, Philippines. During the
Fall of Bataan in April 9, 1942, he was among the thousands of POW's, both Americans and
Filipinos, in the infamous Bataan Death March. They were concentrated at Camp O'Donnell in
Capas, Tarlac where he contracted malaria. When he had fully recovered from malaria, he
joined the USAFFE Luzon Guerilla Army Forces until the end of WWII in 1946. And because of
this act of bravery and heroism during the WWII, the U.S. Government recognized him together
with the other thousands of Filipinos by granting them as Naturalized U. S. citizen.
He was preceded in death by his wife Juanita, daughter Maria Luisa, and son Emmanuel.
He is survived by his sisters Luz Canonizado and Lily Rodrigo, both of San Diego, California;
sister Divina Fe Delos Santos, Philippines; son Lito and wife Vicky, Tyler; daughter Stella,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; grandchildren Mary Anne, Anastacio III, and Alvin, great grandchild
Alexander, all of Tyler; five other grandchildren and four great grandchildren, all of whom are in
the Philippines.
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