Our beloved Ivan Uriel Mendez-Martinez, age 32, resident of Austin, Texas, was called home to our Heavenly Father on Saturday, January 13, 2024. He was preceded in death by his father, Jose Jaime Mendez, and his grandmother, Juana Vargas. Ivan is survived by his mother, Maria Martinez; his grandparents, Jose Mendez, Maria Montelongo, and Cruz Martinez; his daughter, Alayna America Mendez; his siblings, Vanessa Mendez, Jaime Mendez, Jr., and Angel Mendez; his nieces and nephews: Evelyn Mendez, Leslie Gonzalez, Adrian Gonzalez, Saul Gonzalez, Ian Mendez, and Ace Mendez; numerous cousin, aunts and uncles, and many other loving family and friends. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 28, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6:00 p.m., at Mission Funeral Home Serenity Chapel, 6204 S 1st Street, Austin, Texas 78745. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 1206 E 9th Street, Austin, Texas 78745. Burial to follow at Assumption Cemetery. _____________________________________________________ Nuestro amado Ivan Uriel Mendez-Martinez, de 32 años de edad, residente de Austin, Texas, fue llamado al hogar de nuestro Padre Celestial el sábado, 13 de enero, 2024. Fue precedido en la muerte por su padre, Jose Jaime Mendez, y su abuela, Juana Vargas. A Ivan le sobrevive su madre, Maria Martinez; sus abuelos, Jose Mendez, Maria Montelongo, y Cruz Martinez; su hija, Alayna America Mendez; sus hermanos, Vanessa Mendez, Jaime Mendez, Jr., y Angel Mendez; sus sobrinos, Evelyn Mendez, Leslie Gonzalez, Adrian Gonzalez, Saul Gonzalez, Ian Mendez, y Ace Mendez; numerosos primos, tíos y tías, y otros amorosos familiares y amistades. El velorio se realizará el domingo, 28 de enero, 2024, de 4:00 p.m. a 8:00 p.m., con la Recitación del Santo Rosario a las 6:00 p.m., en Mission Funeral Home Serenity Chapel, 6204 S. 1st Street, Austin, Texas 78745. La Misa Funebre se llevará a cabo del lunes, 29 de enero, 2024, a las 11:00 a.m., en la Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, 1206 E 9th Street, Austin, Texas 78745. El entierro seguirá en Assumption Cemetery.