Juan Francisco Estrada-Vazquez, 63, passed away on June 13, 2011, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born on May 26, 1948, in Tepatitlan de Morelos, Mexico to his parents the late Juan Estrada-Guzman and Maria Guadalupe Vazquez-Romo.
Mr. Estrada-Vazquez was a professor at the University of Guadalajara, where he taught Chemical Engineering. He loved to help others especially his students. He expected them to do their best and to excel in all their studies. Above all, he was a wonderful husband, father and son. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Martha, his son Juan, and his daughter Martha. He will also be missed by his brother Horacio Estrada and his wife Lorraine, and his sister Dalma Estrada, as well as many nieces and nephews. Juan was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Carlos Alberto Estrada.
Funeral Services will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Burial at the Recinto dela Paz Cemetery.
Arrangements under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home at Raleigh Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC.