10 things about Dallas, Texas native Albert Armendarez

Albert Monteon Armendarez was a native of Dallas, Texas, United States. He enjoyed singing and worked as a senior computer programmer and an instructor.

BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in Dallas, Armendarez is Alicia Armendarez‘s brother. Their mother is Spanish-American while their father Robert Monteon Armendarez is Italian-American. Robert was born in Dallas to Lauro Armendarez and Carmen Monteon.

Also known as Alfonse Armendarez and Fonz Armendarez, Albert and his first wife Maria Evangelina Lazo, also known as Maria Evangelina Armendarez Barrientos, have four children together namely Cynthia Armendarez, Mario Albert Armendarez, Esmeralda Armendarez and Robert Armendarez. Cynthia married Freddie Gradias and Mario married Evelyn Lee Villalpando.

Albert graduated from Crozier Tech High School in Dallas. As a senior computer programmer, he had a successful career working for some of the most leading edge companies in the technical industry.

As an instructor, Albert received numerous awards for his innovative programming and ability to successfully connect and impart complex programming concepts to his students. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. In February 1960, he married Maria.
2. On August 7, 1960, his father died at the age of 42.
3. In 1962, Maria gave birth to their children Cynthia and Mario.
4. In 1964, Maria gave birth to their daughter Esmeralda Armendarez.
5. In 1965, Maria gave birth to their son Robert Armendarez.
6. In 2000, his second wife died.
7. On October 27, 2001, his daughter Esmeralda married Thomas Paul “Tom” Upton in Dallas.
8. In 2004, his former wife Maria married Manuel Barrientos.
9. On August 9, 2010, he turned 70.
10. On January 26, 2011, he passed away.

On August 24, 2022, Albert’s daughter Esmeralda was caught on camera saying racial slurs against a group of Indian American women in Plano, Texas. On June 14, 2024, she was convicted of one misdemeanor charge of terroristic threat and three misdemeanor assault charges.