Benito Fontanilla Trinidad was born in San Joaquin, Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines on August 16, 1931. He later enlisted in The United States Navy in his hometown and served six honorable years. After his tour in the Navy, he met his beautiful wife, Victoria and they had four children, Leo H. Trinidad, Rufino H. Trinidad, Marivic H.Trinidad, and Jean Trinidad (Simonton). Leo preceded his father in death on February 14, 2002 and Marivic preceded her father in death on July 13, 2009.
Benito later was employed in Food Service in the Healthcare Industry where he served proudly for twenty years. In his spare time, he enjoyed working in his garden with his wife. He thoroughly enjoyed working on his vegetable garden while she tended to her flowers.
Mr. Trinidad entered into rest on June 23, 2021, and will be deeply missed. Victoria and Benito will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on July 16, 2021. The family would like to thank everyone for their condolences and support at this time.
