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Balloon Release in Memory of Murdered ‘Pepe’s T-Shirts’ Owner Held on Saturday
Friends, family, and community members of Odessa gathered on Saturday to have a memorial balloon release for Joe Valenzuela, the murdered owner of Pepe's T-shirts.
According to NewsWest 9, the gathering was to pay respects to the murdered business owner who had owned his business for decades in Odessa.
Friends and family said Joe was a giving man who was loved by everyone he ever came in contact with and cannot believe why anyone would want to kill him.
The murder is still under investigation.
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