Overview

• The public memorial is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Carver Community Cultural Center with free, first-come, first-served seating.
• His family has asked for privacy during their period of mourning.
• Jimenez died July 31 at age 86 after a long illness and was surrounded by loved ones.
• His seven-decade career earned him six Grammys, a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 and the National Medal of Arts in 2022.
• He continued performing into his 80s at events like the Tejano Conjunto Festival despite a brief hospitalization in January.