Jose Tomas Alvarado, age 65, passed away December 24, 2010. He was born on July 21, 1945 in Brownsville, Texas to Jose and Margarita Alvarado. He retired from the U.S. Air Force with over 20 years of dedicated service. He is survived by his wife of 27 years Margaret Alvarado; children, Ursula Alvarado and husband Carlos, Antonio Alvarado, Monica Garcia, Aaron Pena, Mark Coronado and wife Karen, Teresa Benavidez; grandchildren, Nicholas Jhase, Christine, Gasper, Anthony, Gabrielle, Miranda, Andrew, Tim, Roland, Veronica, Danielle and Laura; great-grandchildren, Christopher, Alexander, Jayden and Maggie; brother, Eloy Salinas; sister, Delia Salazar; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. with a rosary at 7:00 P.M. The funeral procession will depart the funeral home at 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 for a 10:00 A.M. mass at the St. Joseph Chapel at Cordi-Marian, 11624 Culebra Road. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery at Cordi-Marian