Alfonso R, Villasana was born on July 30, 1939. At he age of 3, Alfonso contracted a very high fever and was not expected to love. Our mother did not give up. With Dr. Horacio Gonzales, and our mother's persistent care, he began a slow pace to recovery.

As a little boy, Alfonso sold newspapers. As a teenager, he went to work at The Bun & Barrel, where he waited on customers, and developed his own communication skills with his customers.

At age 5, on a Sunday morning, we became aware that he was unable to hear and go to a regular school. He was enrolled at Eloise Japhet School, where they specifically educated the deaf, legally blind and other disabilities. He remains at Eloise Japhet School until the 12th Grade, where he received his high school diploma in 1960. He continued his education at Sam Houston State University in Conroe, Texas, where he received an Associates Degree.

Unable to find work after college, the The Texas Rehabilitation Association sent him to Stephens Auto Mechanic School in Kansas City, Missouri. Once completing the mechanic school, he received many job offers throughout Texas, but decided to work  in San Antonio.

He worked at Valdez Auto Repair on Frio City Road for over 20 years, doing mechanic and auto repair work.

When Valdez Auto Repair closed, the owner's son encouraged him to work at Kelly Air Force Base. He worked worked on airplane engines at Kelly AFB for 10 years, then transferred to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, where he worked for 12 more years and retired.

He had been living with his girlfriend, Yolie Serna, since returning to San Antonio.

Alfonso never accepted that he was deaf. He had many friends and was able to communicate well with them, and they with him.

Alfonso is preceded in death by his parents, Natividad Villasana and Maria Regalado Villasana.

He is loved and will be missed by his companion, Yolie Serna; siblings, Carmen Siddigi, Isabel Champion and Carlos Villasana; nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends.