Jose Antonio Brosz

Jose Antonio Brosz was born May 12, 1958, two months early, in Tijuana, Baja California. He weighed 3 pounds and his dad was able to hold him in one hand. The early birth was caused by a rough road trip to Mazatlan his mother made to pick up her other children. The doctor did not expect him to survive but his parents elected to pay for the incubator for six days. He was sent home and the doctor said that if he survived, he would be a strong and good looking man. Since he was so small, he slept in a dresser drawer. His brothers and sisters would not forget he was there, close the drawer and you could hear him crying (sounded like a small cat) until the dresser was opened.

In 1961, the family immigrated to the United States and eventually settled in the south bay area. His childhood was hectic, being the 5th of seven children. He was accident prone but he did not seem to bothered by it. He was always concerned about the welfare of his siblings, afraid that one of them would get lost. They never did.

His early school days were uneventful and later in life he realized the value of education and surpassed most of his siblings in his educational accomplishments. Many of his high school teachers gave up on him; but those that didn’t contributed to his commitment to become a teacher later in life. After high school, he joined the Army but was medically discharged due to an old football injury. He decided to work in construction and move out of the Del Sol area to avoid problems. In 1979, he came home one day and announced that he had met the girl he was going to marry, Angela. After a six month courtship, Jose and Angela married. She was the motivation behind his desire to continue with his education and become a leader in the educational arena.

His world became complete when Talia entered his world. She became the princess of the house and remained so until the end. His love fo her knew no boundaries and he wanted nothing but the best for her. Angela and Talia became the rock of his strength and fueled his desire to fight to live. All of his nephews and nieces knew him to be “Joe Cool”, the coolest of all uncles who loved them and teased them unmercifully.

Joe’s sense of humor, with, love of music and storytelling was influenced by his father George W. Brosz. He always had a variety of music playing in the home, told off-colored stories to his young children and had some of the silliest jokes known to mankind. Jose had a nickname for all of his siblings but they could not tease him in return.

Aside from his wife and daughter, Jose is survived by his mother, 6 siblings, nieces, nephews and an extended family from the Velasco, Huerta and Brosz family.