Dimas Avila of La Grande Princesse died on Nov. 13, at Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital. He was 52 years old.
Dimas Avila Dead at 52
He is survived by his daughters: Tamara I. and Jennifer A. Avila; grandchildren: Shanice M. Boyce and Lashaunda M. Randolph; sisters: Evangelina Garcia, Hortencia and Rosario Avila; brothers: Norberto Serrano, Miguel A., Orlando and Alberto Avila; nieces: Kathleen Serrano, Marisela Rivera, Veronica Miranda, Jessica Perez, Jaimie Garcia, Mileydees Garcia and Jennifer Avila; nephews: David and Kevin Garcia, and Orlandi Avila; uncles: Andres and Panchon Avila; sister-in-law, Milagro Pena; brothers-in-law, Miguel Garcia and Noengi Avila; ex-wife, Mercedes Avila; and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
Funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on Nov. 20, at the Kingshill Chapel. Interment will follow at Kingshill Cemetery.
All arrangements are entrusted to James Memorial Funeral Home Inc.
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