Jose Maria Orozco died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, in Los Banos, at
the age of 72.
Jose Maria Orozco died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, in Los Banos, at the age of 72.
He is the dearest husband of Mercedes Orozco for 52 years; father of Jose Orozco Jr. and his wife Linda, Armando Orozco and his wife Gloria, Angelica Galindo and her husband Jesus, Maria Castro and her husband Raymundo, Isabel Castro and her husband Guillermo, and Yolanda Moreno; grandfather of Jesus Galindo, Ricardo Galindo, Crystal Galindo, Adam Vasquez Orozco, Rudy Orozco, Ciera Orozco, Armando Orozco Jr., Ruby Orozco, Marcus Orozco, Sally Castro, Michael Castro, Robby Castro, Vanessa Castro, Melissa Castro, Kristy Castro, Steven Moreno, Andres Moreno and Stephani Moreno; great-grandfather of Eliana Casarez, Gabriel Casarez, Adam Vasquez, Gabriel Vasquez and Starlene Shepard; and the brother of Raymond, Jorge, Raul, Gustavo, Carlos, Rosa, Olivia, and San Juana. He also is survived by his pet dog Harry.
A visitation will begin at 11am Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at Habing Family Funeral Home in Gilroy. A funeral Mass will start the same day at 2pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Gilroy with a committal service scheduled for 2pm Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004, at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, Gilroy.
