Luis Velez

Luis Omegar Velez, 61, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1952, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Mr. Velez was member of Collegedale Spanish-American Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Vietnam Veterans Association. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His father, Omegar Velez and grandmother, Monserrate Crespo preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Nieves Velez; mother, Julia Hernandez, of Camuy, Puerto Rico; children, Yesenia (Joaquin) Velez, of Puerto Rico; Orlando (Jeanenne) Montoya, of Washington, DC; Zenia (Robert) Cabrera, of Cleveland; Charles Velez, of Ringgold; Luis Velez Jr., of Bridgeport, Conn.; brother, Hilberto Santiago, of Camuy, Puerto Rico; and grandchildren, Adriana Rivera, Miguel Rivera; Caragan Cabrera and Lilly Cabrera. Graveside memorial services with full military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Pastor Joel Barrios officiating. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at the Valley View Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaValleyViewChapel.com. Arrangements are by the Valley View Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 7414 Old Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421