Alvaro is survived by his spouse, Arminda M. Rocha; daughter Suzanne Christine Rocha (James Pendergast) of Halfmoon Bay, California; and daughter Elizabeth Rocha Capirista (Adam) of Watsonville, California; brother Jose Reis Rocha of Praia da Vitória, sister Lubelia Barbosa of Napa, California and sister Leonesa Silva of Halfmoon Bay, California.
He was a member of Our Lady of the Pilar, and he was past President of I.E.S. Hall.
Alvaro was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Fernando Rocha.
Services for Alvaro M. Rocha are in the care of Whitehurst-Norton-Dias Funeral Service (FD504) in Turlock, California.