

James John Orfila Jr.
May 27, 1938 – October 29, 2022
James John Orfila Jr, age 84, entered eternal rest on October 29, 2022. He died peacefully with his beloved wife by his side.
He was a graduate of Martin High School ‘s Class of 1957. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. He worked for The Laredo National Bank as an Assistant Vice President of Commercial Loans and retired after 41 years. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He loved all his nieces and nephews like his own children.
He is preceded in death by his parents James & Estela Orfila, brother, John E. Orfila, sisters Estela(Juan M+) Guerra & Antonia (Gabriel+) Ibarra, father & mother-in-law Leopoldo & Marcelina Guardiola. Sisters in law, Victoria Guardiola, Delfina (Ruben+) Viera, brother-in-law, Luis (Idolina+) Guardiola.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years Alicia G. Orfila, daughter, Monica (David) York, sons, Santiago (Alma) Orfila & Leopoldo Orfila. Sisters Angela (Mario+) Casares & Alicia (Peter) Farias. Sisters in Law, Laura M. Orfila, Rebecca & Rosalia Guardiola, brothers-in-law, Leopoldo (Adriana+) Guardiola & Pedro (Estela) Guardiola. Grandchildren Joanna (Tim) York-Dorey, David James York, Kayla, Kendra, Kiana, Santiago Jr., Angela, Leopoldo Jr., James & Kimberly Orfila, 2 great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Pallbearers: David York Jr., David James York, Tim Dorey, Santiago Orfila, John Orfila, and Michael Farias.
Honorary Pallbearers: Roque Perez, Juan Luis Perez, Humberto Guerra, Abraham Ramon.
The family will be receiving guests on Friday, November 4, 2022, in the Angelus chapel at Fred Dickey Funeral & Cremation Services from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Funeral services will continue to San Luis Rey Catholic Church located at 3502 Sanders Ave, Laredo, TX 78040. The Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 am. Interment will follow to the Calvary Catholic Cemetery where Military Honors will be provided by the Laredo Veterans Honor Guard and Presentation of the U.S. Flag will be provided by the U.S. Army Honor Guard.
Funeral arrangements are by Fred Dickey Funeral & Cremation Services, 1320 Trey Dr., Laredo, Texas 78041 (956) 723-3611. For your convenience, you may leave your condolences to the family online at www.freddickey.com
James John Orfila Jr. May 27, 1938 – October 29, 2022 James John Orfila Jr, age 84, entered eternal rest on October 29, 2022. He died peacefully with his beloved wife by his side. He was a graduate of Martin High School ‘s Class of 1957. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationedContinue Reading