Fernando Zapata Lopez, 55, a native of Coahuila, Mexico, died Thursday, December 17, 2009 in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Fernando was born on June 30, 1954, the son of Pablo Lopez and Sara Zapata. He was employed as a security guard at a school and church in the Dallas area.

Survivors: wife, Maria Carmen Gonzalez; children, Anne Cecilia Gonzalez, Adrian Gonzalez, Christian Gonzalez, Fernando Lopez Jr.; grandchildren, Anthony, Gabriel, Cardoso, Emily, Isai; brothers, Pablo and Jose Luis Lopez.

Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday, December 21, 2009 at Southland Memorial Park.