Juan married the love of his life Juanita Sanchez and raised eight children. He immigrated to America in 1961. Juan became an American citizen and enjoyed rooting for the Dodgers. Juan moved his family to the SCV in 1965 and worked at Thatcher Glass until it closed in 1985. He continued to work in the glass manufacturing for Kraft Glass until he retired in 1998.
Juan was a man of many talents, he welded, made stain glass windows and was a sketch artist. His love for carpentry was evident in the hutches, cabinets and tables he built for us. Juan enjoyed watching T.V. and was lost without his T.V. remote. He even nicknamed his remote "Bebeto".
Juan joins his first wife in heaven and their two sons Peter and Martin. Juan is survived by his 2nd wife, six children Elsa, Maria, John, Ruth, Noemi, and Juana, Son-in-laws Joe, Arturo, Juan, Daughter-in-law Elvia, 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
