RUDY LANDIN's Obituary
In Loving Memory
Rudy Landin
May 30, 1967 – June 20, 2026
Rudy Landin, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away in Dallas, Texas, on June 20th, at 4:20 in the afternoon, surrounded by the people who loved him.
Rudy was the kind of man who made a house feel like home — his own, and everyone else’s. He opened his door to family who needed a place to land, and over the years his home was a full one: full of relatives, full of noise and laughter, and full of dogs he took in by choice. It was where the family gathered through the year: Christmas, with no one’s decorations ever better than his; New Year’s parties where he tended the bar; Easter egg hunts across the big backyard; and barbeques beyond counting, including the time he almost caught himself on fire. Through all of it, his favorite dog and best friend, Wayne, was never far from his side, always barking his approval.
He loved his sports — football most of all. As a boy he was quick. Fast on his feet as a standout athlete at Klondike High School. He was just as quick with his hands. Rudy could piece anything together — he made his living as a fix-it man (cable-guy to warehouse foreman). He could trace a problem back to its source and make it right, and his coworkers trusted him enough to speak for them to management. At home it was the same: a light fixture, a mower, whatever had quit that week — he fixed it. He had a real knack for making things fit, whether he was building Lego models, adding to his coin collection, or bringing family together. He hosted holidays, was great around the grill and served a mean bowl of menudo.
What people will remember most is how much he loved to make them happy. Rudy was a jokester — forever pulling pranks on his sisters-in-law and his nieces, starting water fights in the middle of his own living room, and sneaking the kids out for late-night McDonald’s runs long after they were supposed to be in bed. He was a beloved babysitter and a maker of memories, the kind of uncle who told the same stories over and over until they became family legend. He was funny, not always on purpose. And he gave to others even when he had little to give.
His hobbies included playing poker and, later in life, happily working his way through a K-drama and reruns of The Big Bang Theory.
Rudy was preceded in death by his father, Benny, and his mother, Felicia. He is survived by his four brothers and best friends — Joe, of Lamesa, Texas; Benny and his wife, Tina, of Grand Prairie, Texas; Rick, of San Diego, California; and Chris and his wife, Amanda, of Arlington, Texas. His four biggest fans were his nephews, Ashton (wife Alexis) and Caleb, and his nieces, Amanda (husband Beto) and Baylee.
Just as he did in life, Rudy leaves his home open. It may now become a home for his nephew’s family — and a place for Athena, his seven-month-old grand-niece, to call home. The man who always made room for one more, who opened his door to anyone who needed a place to land, leaves that same gift behind him. He created so much joy for so many, and he leaves a home, and a family, fuller for his having been here.
‘Services
Viewing · Friday, June 26, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Rosary Vigil at 7:00 p.m.
Gonzales Funeral Home · 310 S. Main Ave., Lamesa, Texas 79331
Funeral Mass · Saturday, June 27, 2026 · 10:00 a.m.
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church · 908 S. Second Street, Lamesa, Texas 79331
Celebrant – Father John Ohlig
Burial Committal – Dawson County Cemetery
Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Gonzales Funeral Home
To send your condolences online please visit https://www.Gonzalesfunerlhome.net
Flowers are welcome, please send to Gonzales Funeral Home; memorial donations can be made by calling the funeral home at 806-872-8878, please ask for Mary.
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