Vince Marquez Sr. passed away in Salinas on March 24. He was 68
years old.
Vince Marquez Sr. passed away in Salinas on March 24. He was 68 years old.
Born in Roswell, N.M., on Feb. 28, 1935, he later relocated to Morgan Hill in 1948, picking strawberries for several years on what is now Cochrane Road.
He married his wife Rosie in 1959 and settled in Gilroy, where they raised five children. Vince drove trucks for 43 years. Twenty-nine of those years were for Highway Garage and 14 years were for McAbee trucking. He moved to Hollister in 1972 where he was currently residing.
He is survived by his sons Joey Marquez Chavez and wife Linda of Gilroy, Vince Marquez Jr. and wife Yani of Visalia and Miles Marquez of Hollister; daughters Martha Arellano and husband Raul, Stephanie Garcia and husband Jose and Valerie Marquez, all of Visalia. He is the brother of Paul and Mickey Marquez of Vallejo, Bobby Marquez of San Jose, Hope Marquez of Manteca, Lupe and Jesse Martinez of San Jose and Lucy Marquez of Hollister. He is also survived by 17 grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, friends and a very special friend Cuco Salgado of Gilroy.
He was preceded in death by his parents Pablo and Petra Marquez; sisters Angie Martinez and Helen Marquez; and granddaughter Lorraine Chavez.
Friends are invited to attend Vigil Services, Friday at 6 p.m. at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 Fourth St., Gilroy. Visitation will start at 2 p.m. on Friday. Funeral services will start Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home then to St. Mary Church for a Funeral Mass at 11 a.m.
