Reynaldo F. Guerra

February 20, 1930 – November 21, 2012

Reynaldo was born in Montes de Oca, Argentina and raised in Rosario Argentina. He was one of 6 Guerra children. As a young boy Reynaldo was an altar boy in the neighborhood church. After completing only a few years of grade school, he left school to help in the family bakery business. Reynaldo also served in Argentina’s Armed Forces. He later married the love of his life, Ines Mercedes Miani on March 27, 1954. Reynaldo worked in various factory jobs and drove a truck transporting consumables and building materials. Their daughter Sylvia was born on November 4, 1957, and on July 16, 1960 their son Hector was born. Ines and Reynaldo dreamed of a better life than that which was available in Argentina. In search of that better life for their family and after saving their pennies, Reynaldo immigrated to the United States in 1964. Within just a few months he earned enough money to bring his wife and children to the United States as well. Both Reynaldo and Ines worked hard at various jobs here in the U.S. in an effort to provide all the necessities and occasional luxuries for their family. He worked as a machinist, a semi truck driver hauling hay bales for a local dairy, later became self-employed as a hay bale loader, and lastly worked 10 years as a heavy-duty truck driver at Kaiser Steel’s Eagle Mountain Mine.

In 1989 Reynaldo and Ines became U.S. citizens. This was an accomplishment that they were both extremely proud of and although they both still loved their home country of Argentina, they recognized and were very appreciative of the freedom and opportunities life in the U.S. afforded them and their family.

Throughout his entire life the most important thing to Reynaldo was spending time with his family. Whether it was trips to the park or the beach, vacations in Las Vegas, or just a barbeque at home, he was happiest when he was with his family. Later in life, his daughter Sylvia blessed him with three beautiful granddaughters, Kimberly, Kristin, and Brianna. His son Hector added to his joy by blessing him with two more granddaughters, Glynn and Brett. Even during the toughest times of his illness, Reynaldo’s face would light up at the sight of his granddaughters.

Reynaldo enjoyed some simple hobbies such as cooking, fishing, watching baseball and soccer games, tinkering with home-made gadgets and occasionally teaching the slot machines a lesson at the casinos.