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Cruz Abila Jr., 41, of Dallas, formerly of Barstow, Texas, entered eternal rest on Monday, June 2, 2015. Cruz was born on June 10, 1973 in Pecos, Texas, son of Cruz and Olga Abila. He graduated from Pecos High School in 1991. He attended Texas A&M and graduated with the Class of 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

The consummate west Texas oil man, Cruz employed his A&M Petroleum Engineering degree to land a spot at Texaco, commencing a twenty year career in the upstream oil and gas business. He spent five years at Texaco in a variety of roles, primarily focused on exploration and drilling activities in West Texas. Cruz spent the bulk of his career at Merit Energy Company, a leading private energy fund based in Dallas Texas, where he was promoted through a variety of engineering and management jobs culminating in a region manager position overseeing over 11,000 barrels per day equivalent of production throughout the Western United States. After leaving Merit in 2011, Cruz joined Scout Energy Partners as the third employee and Vice President of Operations. He was an important part of the firm’s growth over a three-year period, with the company doubling in size annually. As a colleague and supervisor, he was respected for his professionalism, hard work and technical knowledge, and well loved for his humor, humility and upbeat attitude.

Cruz was a devoted Catholic and a man of deep faith. He touched many lives with his loving, selfless and generous presence. Cruz left us with many fond memories and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. We are incredibly grateful and blessed to have shared this precious life on earth with Cruz. Beloved son, brother, husband, father, friend, colleague and relative.

Cruz is survived by his wife, Alexa Marquez-Abila of Dallas; daughters, Siena Abila and Liliana Abila, both of Dallas; parents, Cruz Abila Sr. and Olga M. Abila, both of Barstow; brothers, Isaac Abila and Eric Abila, both of Odessa; and grandmother, Cecilia Abila of Odessa.
Rosary was said Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church in Pecos. Mass was celebrated Friday, June 5, 2015, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church in Pecos. Burial was at Barstow Cemetery in Barstow.
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Published in Odessa American on June 6, 2015

Cruz Abila Jr.
PECOS Cruz Abila Jr., 41, of Dallas, formerly of Pecos, died Monday, June 1, 2015, in Dallas.

Rosary was said Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church in Pecos. Mass was celebrated Friday, June 5, 2015, at Santa Rosa Catholic Church in Pecos. Burial was at Barstow Cemetery in Barstow. Arrangements were by Peaceful Garden Funeral Home of Pecos.

He was born in Pecos. He was a petroleum engineer. He was Catholic.

SURVIVORS Wife, Alexa Marquez Abila of Dallas; daughters, Siena Abila and Liliana Abila, both of Dallas; parents, Cruz Abila Sr. and Olga M. Abila, both of Barstow; brothers, Isaac Abila and Eric Abila, both of Odessa; and grandmother, Cecilia Abila of Odessa.


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