Born Tuesday, November 15, 1949, he was the son of the late Baudelio Mercado and the late Petra Gutierrez Mercado.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Beatriz Mercado, sons, Armani Franco (Grace), Christian Franco and Nicholas Mercado, daughters, Lupita Castillo (Louie), Monica Meras (Richard), Becky Mercado (Frank) and Sarah Mercado, brothers, Baudelio Mercado Jr., Joe Mercado, Louie Mercado and David Mercado, sisters, Maria Mercado, Alisia Pinon and Joan Padilla.
He was predeceased by brother, Salvador Mercado.
A Funeral mass will be at 10:30 AM on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church located at 780 South State St. Hemet, California 92543. Interment will be in San Jacinto Valley Cemetery, San Jacinto, CA. following the mass.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Miller-Jones Hemet Mortuary, 1501 W Florida Ave , Hemet, California. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 PM
