It is with great sadness that the family of John Ceballos announce his sudden passing on Monday, September 20, 2021. John was a veteran and served as a Sr. Assembly Specialist-nuclear weapons & NCOIC Crytpo Ops. with the U.S. Army and was a former paratrooper with the 82nd airborne. Following the army, John worked as an undergraduate instructor at UTEP, and as an Investigator-Child Abuse/Neglect for the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services. He earned a master’s degree in Kinesiology & Sports Studies at UTEP, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at University of Texas at El Paso, and an associate degree in Liberal Arts at El Paso Community College. He is a graduate of Austin High School. He is preceded in death by his parents Trinidad and Vicenta Polina Ceballos from Independence Missouri, and his siblings Faustina Laughman, Dominga Estrada, Joe Ceballos, and Natividad Ceballos. He is survived by his wife Julie, His children Angie (Ray), Fernie (Barbara) and Ernie (Robyn), his grandchildren, great grandchildren, his sister Lucia Tate, and his nieces and nephews.

He was a Prominent El Paso Community leader, advocate, and friend to many El Paso Veterans. He was the Chapter Chairman of the El Paso Benavidez-Patterson 82nd Airborne Division & a Proud Lifetime member.

He will Always remain in our Hearts and will be missed immensely.