ARLINGTON – Federico “Fred” Suarez Jr., 72, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026, following a brief but courageous battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2026, at All Saints Catholic Church in Fort Worth. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., with a Rosary starting at 7 p.m., on Thursday, February 5, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Federico was born on October 23, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Socorro Madrigal and Federico Canchola Suarez. He grew up in railroad housing, near what is formerly known as Niles City, in the Northside neighborhood in Fort Worth. Federico attended H.V. Helbing Elementary School in his younger years before later attending W.A. Meachum Middle School. He graduated from Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in 1972, where he wore the #10 jersey as quarterback for the varsity football team. He would attempt to pursue higher education but ultimately elected to work in the Fort Worth Boys Club as a woodshop coach. After three years of making saw dust, with the support of his loving wife of 51 years, Mary Alice Suarez, Federico accepted a position as a cable repairman with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, now known as AT&T Inc. He held this profession for 25 years and was a proud union member before being promoted to a managerial position for an additional 13 years. It was the joy of his life when his eldest daughter, Amanda, was born; he was in his early 20s at the time. He had no experience as a parent and together, with his loving wife, Mary Alice, learned to be devoted parents who were not only supportive but stalwart and wise. It wasn’t long before his son, Matthew, followed by his second daughter, Angela, were born. By this time, Federico and Mary Alice were on the same page and knew what they wanted for their three children. He undoubtedly believed they did the best they could with “a working man’s salary” and ultimately succeeded as young parents. In 2013, Federico switched off his pager, hung up his full-body telephone pole harness, and retired from AT&T Inc. after 38 years of continuous service. Federico thoroughly enjoyed retirement and habitually recommended it. It was during this phase of his life where he deepened his craft in woodworking. He created a variety of items within his woodshop garage, but he mostly preferred making crafts and items for his children’s office desks and toys for his 12 grandchildren. In his retirement, Federico took numerous trips all over the country with his loving wife. Primarily by way of interstate road trips, as this was their preferred mode of traveling. Federico and Mary Alice enjoyed watching baseball games and managed to attend a game in many of the MLB stadiums in the United States. Federico loved every single day of his life, even when it was freezing cold working on a telephone pole, or 110 degrees working somewhere in somebody’s backyard. He was preceded in death by his parents, Socorro Madrigal and Federico Canchola Suarez; and brother, Silvino Suarez. He is survived by his wife, Mary Alice Suarez; three children, and 12 grandchildren, who were the joys of his life. MOUNT OLIVET CHAPEL Greenwood Funeral Homes – Cremation 2301 N. Sylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76111 817-831-0511

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