Manuel M. Barreda

He studied in a Catholic school where was a brilliant student. On April 29th, 1962 he married Jesus Angelica Sanchez and had five children: Nora, Elizabeth, Manuel, Orlando and Jenny.

Manuel is survived by his wife; children; grandchildren: Raul, Valeria, Angel, Renzo; son-in-law: Raul; daughters-in-law: Karina,Juana; siblings: Jorge, Judith, Teodoro, Alejandro and many loving nieces, nephews and extended family.

Manuel was a loving father, husband, grandfather, son, brother and friend to all. He felt deeply love for his mom and sibling who were considered as his children by him too.

He was always eager to accomplish his dreams and could achieve them with effort. Manuel never gave up not even in his last minutes.

We, his kids, feel love, admiration, respect for him. He is an example of love. Because of him, we have learned that all is possible with faith, effort and desires to move forward. He is a role model for us.

Visitation will be from 4:00 until 9:00 pm at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin on Tuesday, February 5th. Funeral services for Manuel will be at Holy Family Church on Wednesday, February 6th at 11:30 am. He will be laid to rest at Oaklawn Cemetery.