Julio Daniel Vallette

Julio Daniel Vallette, 80, of Rockledge, FL passed away August 26, 2017. Born in Valdivia, Chile in 1937, he immigrated to the USA in 1964, and lived in several different states before settling in Florida in 1983. He came to Brevard County to retire in 2010 as a Business Entrepreneur.

He worked for many different companies in his lifetime. Those include: Wyeth Laboratories as a Marketing Manager in Latin America, Mallinckrodt,Inc. as Director of Exports and was instrumental in the introduction of nuclear medicine to Argentina, Chile, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. His efforts were recognized 2011 by ALASBIM Asociación Latinoamericana de Medicina Nuclear with a plaque and was eventually made an honorary member of the association in December of 2013 and at Zimmer as Vice President of Latin American Region and eventually starting his own company, J.V. Thecno Surgical, Inc.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Pastor Juan Vallette Richard and his mother, Milagro Pacheco Coronado; sisters, Rebecca and Margarita; brother, Carlos and brother-in-law, Eric Kempher.

He is survived by his loving wife, Gloria; his son, Julio Jr. (Susan), his daughter, Veronica

(Steven); his brothers, Pablo(Celia), Esteban(Ana); his sisters, Lucy(Luis), Susana and his sister-in-law, Helia Roig(Juan); his cherished grandchildren, Dan, Al, Andrea and Monica; nieces and nephews, Cecilia, Pablo, Joanna, Paola, Cristian, Jean Carlos, Claudia, Paula and countless of other cousins and family.

He was a member of First Baptist Indialantic Church in Florida where he served as deacon and was Chairman of the Deacons and taught Spanish for mission trips. He also volunteered with the Space Coast Seafarers Ministry and helped share God's word with his father's recorded sermons on CDs given to seafarers.

He was a wonderful husband, an incredible father and an amazing grandfather. He will be terribly missed by all, but we know we will see him again someday.

Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 10:30- 11:30am at First Baptist Indialantic Church, 170 Washington Avenue, Indialantic, FL, with a Memorial Service, officiated by Pastor Ed Davis to follow at 11:30am. Inurnment officiated by Rev. Dr. Tim Rogers-Martin at Florida Memorial Gardens at 2:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: William Childs Hospice House. 381 Medplex Pkwy, Palm Bay, FL 32907 OR the Space Coast Seafarers Ministry, 8907 N Atlantic Ave, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920