2019. He passed while at Phoenix Baptist Hospital in Phoenix Arizona after a long battle of
many illnesses.
Eddie was born in Manila, Philippines on January 18th, 1946. In 1972, he enlisted in the United
States Air Force and served his country honorably until his retirement from his last assignment
at Luke AFB as a Technical Sergeant in 1993. One of his many acknowledgements was during
his assignment with the 53rd Aircraft Maintenance Group in Decimomannu, Sadinia. He
established a new benchmark for discrepancy free (Code One) sorties when his aircraft flew
36 consecutive missions without a single write-up. Eddie's goal was 40 code one missions. It
ended when his aircraft had a radar problem that coud not be repaired before engine shut down.
But because of his "can do" attitude, he had the aircraft back to fully mission cabable in 18
minutes after engine shut down.
Eddie earned his Bachelor's degree in Business while serving in the USAF. He enjoyed playing
the piano, softbal, racquetball, and a challenging game of chess. He was fluent in 3 languages;
Tagalog, Spanish, and English.
Eddie is survived by his four children, Maria, Edmond, Eric, and Ebby. Eight grandchildren Adrian,
Joseph, Morisson, Ezra, Ephrahim, Lokela, Vincent, and Gabriella. His sisters Norma and Linda.
He is preceded in death by Carmencita, his wife of 49 years.
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