Luis Vargas Juarez

Born 1/17/1930 in Malaga, California to Tiburcio Juarez and Virginia Vargas Juarez.

Found the love of his life Alicia Mendoza and married April 19, 1959.

Worked at Mission Inn as a chef/cook until it's closure in the 1960's.

He went to work at Lazy Boy in Redlands until he retired.

He enjoyed traveling to Las Vegas and Mexicali, reading his newspaper, his fruit trees in the backyard and especially his dog.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Alicia Juarez of Yucaipa; children - Sylvia Campos of Beaumont, Virginia Gallardo of Yucaipa, Joe Louis Juarez of Downey and Ann Densmore of Yucaipa. He has 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Rosa Bernal of Mexicali and his brother Adolfo (Frito) Juarez of Calexico. He was preceded in death by his mother, father and his brothers Frank and Daniel Juarez.

A visitation/rosary will be held Wednesday, August 30 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Montecito Mortuary at 3520 E. Washington St., Colton California. A Celebration of Life Mass will be held Thursday, August 31 at 11:00am with a Rosary prior to mass at 10:30am at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Church, 12687 California St., Yucaipa, California. Interment services at Montecito Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to Father Flannagan's BOYS TOWN (www.boystown.org) 14100 Crawford St., Boy's Town, NE 68010 Tel: 402-498-1300 or March of Dimes.