Dr. Gregorio Matos - Serrano

Dr. Gregorio Matos-Serrano, age 88,died August 29, 2022 at his home.

A rosary will be said on Friday, September 2 ^nd at 6:00 PM at Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel. The family will receive guest immediately following the rosary from 6:30 PM until 7:30 PM.  The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, September 3 ^rd at 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s Cathedral.  Celebrant will be Msgr. Joseph Bixenman.  Interment will be at Llano Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia.

Dr. Matos was born on April 24, 1934 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to his parents Gregorio and Maria Matos.  He attended medical school at the university of Puerto Rico, San Juan. After completing his residency and fellowship in New York, he worked for both  Mercy and the VA Hospital and then transferred to work at the VA in Puerto Rico. Next he transferred to the VA hospital In Amarillo where he served as Chief of Surgery before opening his private practice in General and Vascular Surgery and serving as Associate Professor of Surgery for Texas Tech University School of Medicine. He eventually moved his practice to rural Texas communities where he served the medical needs in smaller communities. He spent over fifty years practicing medicine and touched the lives of countless people by sharing his gift. He was as much their healer as he was a member of their community. It was in Amarillo that he met his wife, Elizabeth, and married her on September 1, 1990. They enjoyed 31 years together. Outside of medicine, Dr. Matos loved riding his Paso Fino horses and showing the community how they danced.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son Greg Carlos (Carlitos) Matos, and his sister Ivette.

Dr. Matos is survived by his sister Maggie; his wife Liz; his daughter Grisenia Barry and her husband Charles; his daughter Zahira Plemons and her husband Dr. Ralph Plemons, and their children Nathaniel and Joshua; his son Rick Matos and his wife Karla, and their children Lili and her husband Josh, Emily, and Nicolas; his son Christopher, and his daughter Alexandra.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers that memorials be made to your favorite charity.