Toribio
”
Toby
”
Solorzano, 90, died in Gilroy Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, suddenly
of natural causes.
Toribio “Toby” Solorzano, 90, died in Gilroy Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, suddenly of natural causes.
He was a native of Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Mr. Solorzano was an Army veteran. He moved to Gilroy in 1956 from the San Joaquin Valley and has been a resident ever since.
He was a member of St. Mary’s Church, Gilroy, Veterans of Foreign War, American Legion and American GI Forum of Gilroy and a past member of California Rural Legal Assistance, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Self -Help Housing Co-Op, Guadalupana Society, Gilroy Luncheon Optimist and Ultreya. He was a longtime softball player in the Gilroy Recreational and San Jose Vintage Softball leagues. He also umpired for Gilroy Parks and Recreation softball games.
He was her the loving husband for 57 years to Lucy Solorzano, of Gilroy; loving father of Toby Solorzano and his wife, Barbara, of Claremont, Steve Solorzano and his wife, Lilly, of Gilroy, Greg Solorzano and his wife, Petra of Desert Hot Springs, Daniel Solorzano, of Oxnard, Lucy Solorzano, of Gilroy, and Anna Solorzano, of Gilroy; step-father of Edward Limon and his wife, Blanca, of Rancho Mirage, and Rosemary Putman and her husband, Jim, of Indio; grandfather of 17; great-grandfather of 20; and dear brother of Rachel Torosian and her husband, Ted, of Fresno, and the late Guadalupe Solorzano, Carmen Ramirez, Jesus “Jessie” Rodriguez, Irene Ortiz, Benjamin Solorzano, Natividad Casarez and two infant sisters. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will begin Thursday at noon at Habing Family Funeral Home.
Vigil and Rosary will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Gilroy. Funeral Services will begin at Friday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s Church for a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Gilroy.
