Anthony "Motts" Loiacano Espinoza

Passed away peacefully at home with family members around him 12-19-2018

Anthony was born 11-16-34 in Omaha NB to Gladys and Joe Lociacano

Raised in San Jose by Gladys and stepfather Ed Espinoza

Preceded in death by his loving daughter Toni

His sister Mary Anne and his brother Gary

Leaving behind his wife of 66 years Jo-Jo

His sister Ramona

His three sons, and daughter

Steven/ Laurie, family Danielle, Brittany,Matt, Miles

Great grand daughters Gabrielle, Alexis, and Emmersyn

Mark/Lorie, family Dustin/Genny,Brittany,Taylor

Great granddaughter Lilly

Michael/Terrie family Joshua,Justin

Debbie/David, family Joseph, Alyssa, Kenneth

Great grandson Joseph jr,

Many cousins, nieces, nephews, and in-laws

“Motts”. As all his friends called him had a colorful life

He only had an 8th grade education, trading in a school chalk board

For chalk cube for his pool stick. Raised himself in the pool halls, bowling alley hustling for money and being a caddie at golf courses from Monterey to San Jose,

As a young man coming in 7th in the State bowling championship.

Met Jo-Jo in 1952 as they worked together at John’s Pizzeria on First St in San Jose

He started work for Central Concrete in 1957, that year he also cheated death

Getting ran over on his motorcycle on the way to work one morning

Motts worked at Central for 22 years, leaving there as the #1 driver

To become a Concrete contractor, opening Western Concrete that he ran for over

30 years.

Along the way he had other endeavors. An oil roofing company and a restaurant with his wife The Country Kitchen

Mott’s 15 minutes of fame came during the Jerry Lewis Telethon when he raised

Money by parking his cement truck in the Gemco parking lot and putting donations in the drum of the truck, going to Channel 11 and dumping the donations at the station live on TV.

Services will be Monday Jan. 7th at Oak Hill Cemetery. Viewing from 9-11

Service and burial 11-12

Reception to follow at The Three Flames on Meridian