Raul "Blackie" Galvan
April 24, 2016
Raul Ruben “Blackie” Galvan, 68, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016.
He was born September 7, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa to Crespin and Amilia (Valadez) Galvan. He was self-employed as a mechanic and loved model cars, painting, and his family.
Blackie is survived by his children, Cindy Galvan, Lisa Lechuga, Brenda (Ricky) Ceniceros, Crissy Fernandez, Christopher Bear, and Crystal (Joseph) Gaynor, 19 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his siblings, Gloria Rios, Linda Cross, Richard Galvan, Carmela Carroll, and Jerry Galvan.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Chris, Gregory, Albert, Raymond, and Lloyd.
Services will be held on Friday, April 29, 2016 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines with visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Blackie.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Linda Killen
04/25/2016
Rip my friend , you will be deeply missed. There will never be another Blackie . We had some good times back in the day . You took me under your wing and showed me alot of things . I will miss you . My thoughts and prayers to your family.
Smithhart family
04/25/2016
We are so sorry about the lost of blacky he was my fathers friend