Luis Armando Chevere Betancourt (SSG, Retired) of Raeford passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Womack Army Medical Center at the age of 64.
He was born in Puerto Rico on January 26, 1954 to Juan F Chevere and Elba I Betancourt. After proudly serving in the United States Army, where he was assigned as a Military Police K9 handler, he retired and began his second career with the North Carolina Department of Corrections at the Hoke Correctional Institute where he served 16 years. In February 2014, he decided to finally retire and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.
He leaves behind his wife, Elizabeth Chevere of Raeford; his sons, Luis A Chevere and his wife, Charlene of Raeford, and Francisco I. Chevere of Houston, Texas; his daughter, Ariadna Chevere of Houston; his parents, Juan F. Chevere of Pennsylvania; his mother, Elba I Betancourt and her husband, Francisco Delgado Roque; his brother, Arnaldo Chevere and his wife, Aida of Haines City, Florida; his sisters, Carmen Chevere and her husband Miguel Rey of Haines City, Florida, Carol Muñiz of Allentown, Pennsylvania; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at LaFayette Funeral Home, 6651 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28304.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors.
Online condolences may be made at lafayettefh.com