He was born on April 16, 1943 and went home to be with the Lord on February 6, 2004. A distinguished Veteran of Vietnam, he was a mentor and father to all who knew him. His love lives on in our hearts and he will be sorely missed and never forgotten.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Andres and Gregoria Guajardo; brothers, Rudy and Richard Guajardo; and sisters, Eva Montoya and Anna Marie Ambrose.
He is survived by his wife, Ernestina Guajardo; his daughter and her husband Felicia and Paul Patel and their children Paul and Kalyani Patel, his son and wife Andrew and Jennifer Guajardo and his children, Derra and Kalea Guajardo, his sisters and brothers-in-law, Isabel and Bruno Mack, Beatrice and Rudy Losoya, and Olga Charles Rivas.