Felipe Guerrero Sandoval

May 1st, 1930 – May 21st, 2017.

Phil passed away at his home in Seaside, CA, at the age of 87.

He married Lala Ramirez on Feb 1st, 1954 in Edinburg, TX. They were married for almost 61 years. Lala predeceased Phil in 2014.

Phil is survived by his children, David, Mary, Debbie & John. Their middle son Mike passed away in 2005. There are twelve Grandchildren; David Jr., Alicia, Dennis Jr. John Jr. Sara, Denise, Joey, Stephen, Kyle, Jason, Anthony & Sydney.

There are nine Great Grandchildren; Ayla, Ava, Michael, Jaxson, Alexis, Brooklyn, Bishop, Olivia & Joey Jr.

He is also survived by his sister, Frances Sanchez of Atwater, CA.

Phil left home for California in 1945 at 14 years old and supported himself by working in the fields.

At 18, he joined the U.S. Army. He served from 1948 to 1952 in Fritzlar, Germany, in the U.S. Constabulary. It was an elite branch of the Army as the 1st Infantry Division formed as the first line of defense to communism in Germany and Austria. The U.S. Constabulary was only in operation from 1946 to 1952.

When honorably discharged, he returned to Donna, Texas where he met Lala. They married in 1954 and moved to Chicago so he could study full time. After graduation they moved to CA where Phil had a job waiting for him at Lockheed, working on the Polaris Space Missile.

In his career, he went from Lockheed to Philco to IBM, where he retired in 1987.

Once retired they moved to Twain Harte, CA, where they joined many clubs and made new friends. But volunteering came naturally and they joined Interfaith, where they served for many years.

They traveled extensively, making many trips to Texas & Kansas and cross country. One of their most exciting trips was to Europe. They traveled to England, Brussels, Luxembourg, France, Italy and Germany.

In Germany they visited Phil’s old post in Fritzlar, where he was given a hero’s welcome for his service in the Constabulary.

Travel slowed down after a while, but Phil always kept in touch. He made 2 or 3 phone calls a day just to say “hi”.

Phil spent over 60 years with Lala and lived life to the fullest. He impacted many lives, was loved by many and will be missed by everyone.

Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose. 408-297-2447

6/9 Viewing 9-4 Rosary 7pm

6/10/17 Service 9:30-12:30 Burial 1pm