CASTRO, Lope Conde, 65, of Richmond, went to rest in God's arms on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He is survived by his devoted wife of 39 years, Judy Castro; daughters, Jocelynn C. Hart (Ashton) and Jaclynn Castro; granddaughter, Penelope; sister, Angelita Estores (Alfredo) of New Jersey; brother, Osmundo Castro (Flora) of the Philippines; and a host of loving family and friends.
Lope was a native of Rosario, Cavite of the Philippines. He studied medical technology at Santo Tomas University and immigrated to the U.S. in 1978. Upon retiring from Pfizer as a formulation scientist, Lope enjoyed the love of his family, music, traveling, cuisine and gardening, to mention a few. He was the most loving husband, father, brother, "Lolo" and friend. He will be missed by all.
The family will receive friends 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, December 30, at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Ave., with a Christian Wake serivce at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2017, at St. Mary Catholic Church, with inurnment following in St. Mary's columbarium.