Querida Tia Rita, Primas y Familia,
Nuestro mas sentido pesame por la pérdida de Mi Tio Tony. Que Dios les de la Paz y Fortaleza que necesitan en estos momentos dificiles. Querido Tio Tony gracias por ser un gran hombre y dar le mucha Felicidad y Amor a Mi Tia Rita y a la Familia. Gracias Tio Tony y Tia Rita por ayudar a mi Papa  cuando llego a este pais de Mexico y no tenia nada. Siempre me voy a acordar cuando pasamos mi hermana Sandra y yo  el verano de 1989 en su casa  la trailita  en el Rancho de Sun Valley cuando nos llevantava a mi y a Lorena temprano para que fueramos a limpiar las cagadas de los caballos  con una pala vien grande y luego cuando terminavamos lo ibamos a buscar y estava en su cuartito ( Palmero QSL) carcajiandose  con sus amigos en el CB RADIO    y yo le decia en broma que le iba a " Llamar a La POLICIA"  y usted siempre que me saludaba en las fiestas familiares me aremedava que le iba a llamar a La POLICIA 😂 . Tambien ese verano nos llevo a Los CONVIVIOS DEL CB RADIO a bailar cumbias como La Del Moño Colorado  y Sergio El Bailador.  Como le gustava bailar chistoso. 
Fue un Honor ser su sobrina.
 Lo queremos mucho.
Que en  Paz Descanse.❤️🙏🏼🎸
Con Amor y Respeto,
Carolina Esparza , Ruben, Rubiee,Rocksana y Rey


Dear Tia Rita y Familia,
I am so sorry for the loss of Tio Tony. I remember his fiesta party in October and the last time I saw him was last year on Thanksgiving. When my family members lose their loved ones, I feel like i just lost a part of my heart. When my Mom told me that Tio Tony had passed away, I just froze. Today is the funeral service for my Tio Tony. May God take care of him in Heaven and have Tio Tony's  Soul and Life Rest in Peace . 
With Love and Respect,
Rubiee Esparza- Cordova🙏🏻❤️


Dear Santana Family,
I loved hearing the phone ring every Thursday morning with him checking to make sure Rita arrived safely.  Hearing how he loved to sit in the yard with all of the animals enjoying the sun, the trees, and thinking of ways to make it just a little prettier. You are a beautiful family and now have an amazing angel protecting you. So much love and light. We love you-
Lynn, Chris, Nick, koko, kona, oreo, linus and (having passed)Kai, spice, shaft, and buddy 

Tony,

Gracias por los buenos consejos que siempre me dio nunca los olvidare y gracias por el amor que siempre les dio a mis hijos Alvarito y a Andrea..
Descanse en paz Tony se le extrananra mucho.

-su nuera Claudia 

Que en paz descanse me Tío Tony. Cuando recuerde me niñez, siempre recordaré a mi Tio Tony, que fue llena de paz y bondad como el.
También lo recordaré al seguir su ejemplo de trabajar con ganas y ayudar a la gente. Mi Tío Tony seguirá presente a través de los valores que les dio a toda su familia. Ustedes siempre serán un ejemplo para mi de amor, fortaleza, y bondad. Les mandamos un fuerte abrazo y los queremos mucho. De parte de sus primas Sandra y Doris

Grandpa,

The moments that I socialize with you I remember you would always be happy & dancing ,I won’t forget the times that when we were about to leave your house you would always give me and Aj 2$ bills and would tell us that “keep it it’s for good luck” and until then I still have them.  You were a lovely grandpa & you will be missed! 

I love you grandpa 

-Andrea 

My dearest tony. You will be missed. All of our picnics. Guitar playing and music. You will be remembered. In our hearts and in our minds. Rest In Peace.

my condolences to my tia and my primas my thoughts and prayers are with you during this hard time. My all time favorite memories will always be in sun valley with the horses and just hanging out with my tio and dancing when there were parties never a dull moment conversations were always full of memories and laughter. Let's not forget that he was the one who taught us how to use the CB radio lol... attending meetings and us as kids just grabbing the radio and communicating in amazement lol. may you RIP TIO TONY

Tata, 
     I love you and miss you. I will always remember and cherish all the great memories we made from spending the summers with you and grandma. I’ll miss waking up early on Sunday mornings to go walk at the swap meet even though we didn’t buy a thing. Also on Fridays when you would get home from working at the airport in that bright yellow polo. We would all go out to eat tacos knowing that grandma had already made dinner. But I’ll really miss hearing your voice on my birthday when you would call and sing or even play your guitar as we were cutting our cake. Thank you for being the best grandpa anyone could ask for. 
 Love,
 Gordo 

      N6TSE OUT BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN! 


Our deepest condolences to Rita and her family. I didn't know Tony but I knew him and the love for his family through Lorena. Knowing Lorena and the kind of human being she is then I can imagine the kind of person he was. May God surround his arms around the whole family and may Tony RIP.

Tata, 
I’m miss you dearly. My heart hurts that I could not be there with you during these times. I wish everyday that you were able to meet your great granddaughter in person. You were a great man and an even greater grandfather. I will forever cherish our memories and the laughs we shared. Your legacy will forever live on and I will make sure that everyone knows we can put a CB with a big antenna on any car. 
I love you Tata! Until we meet again. 
-Tontin 

Reciban mis condolencias para toda la familia Santana en este momento de dolor,  Que Dios les de mucha fuerza fortaleza y paz en sus corazones ♥ 🙏 de parte de Haydee y Luis Rangel. 

One of the hundreds of times I would go up on the roof and fix the antena for you Tata. 

The Santana Family,
Sharing your sorrow in the loss of one so dear, and sending deepest sympathy. 

Grandpa Love you always.  I will remember those days when we went to donut shop, park and movies. As my Nino I will always remember when you baptized me and what you always said to me and my mom.  “The priest said what name do you want to use to be baptized and mom said Matthew.  The priest said no Yo te bautizo con el nombre de Mateo.  You always remember that special moment and you accepted to share the special blessing from God with me and Family.  Love Matthew 

Dad  I miss you very much.. You were a GREAT Dad.  You were not just my Dad you were my fiend.  I could always count on you being there to listen when I needed to talk about anything to you.  You always gave me the confidence and protection.   I will miss the talks we had, the laughs we shared together.  Love you forever.

Love you tata. You will always be in my mind and heart. This was our first trip to the zoo together.  Miss you

Some of the best memories of my childhood come from the home that my Tio Tony and Tia Rita formed and shared so lovingly with my family. I am forever grateful for the love that Tío Tony shared with his family, and with all of us by extension. 

I will always cherish the long walks tío Tony would take with my dad, where they would talk about life and laugh, while pulling me in a red toy wagon behind them, becoming witness of their natural curiosity for life, the world, and their everlasting, shining happiness. I am sure they have met once more in heaven, singing a song, having a long chat like the ones they used to enjoy so much. 

May his memory live forever in the hearts of those who had the fortune to meet his wonderful soul.  Dios lo tenga en su santa gloria y les de mucha paz y tranquilidad a toda la familia. 

Les enviamos mucho amor a la distancia, desde Holanda y Tijuana. Los queremos y enviamos nuestro más sentido pésame en estos momentos tan difíciles.

Atentamente, 
Familia Santana Flores (Claudia, Alba, José y Ernestina).

Tio Tony, even though it had been so long since we seen each other, you made us feel like I’ve been around all these years. You opened your home and heart to us in our short visit. Thank you for helping raise my dad to be the man he is. Rest easy Tio, you will be missed 

Tony you are the meaning of one of a kind, anyone who met you knew that, you knew exactly what to say or do to make all of us laugh, to make us feel loved, and a true honor to have had you as a father in law. Rest in paradise I love you sir!

Thank you Tony for everything. Rest In Peace. May God bless you with eternal rest. Till we meet again to create more memories & thank you for the memories you left Us. Your memory will not fade as long as we keep you in our hearts. From all of us we Love You
( NO HOMO 👌)  We will take over now, it’s our watch now.  Rest In Peace 

Dad I will miss you alot.I will always remember the good times we had together as a family,I will always remember those beautiful words you would say"I love you forever" and its only a conversation. I WILL MISS YOU

I miss my Dad, he accepted me for who I was and who I was striving to become. Dads are strong for a reason. Their strength gives us a sense of protection. Now that you are in heaven Dad, I know you will continue to protect me.
Thanks for being my Daddy and giving me our last dance together. I promise to never stop being me and keep joking around and making you laugh from up above. 
I will always love and miss you. Until we meet again. 💗 

Daddy lo extraño mucho. Thank you for all your love and beautiful memories you have left us with. I love you forever. 💙

OBITUARY

Antonio Santana

March 21, 1945 – July 11, 2020

Oakdale Mortuary & Memorial Park

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