QUINTERO, Felipe Gomar

Felipe Gomar Quintero, Sr., age 79, was called home to heaven on November 19, 2006, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 26, 1927 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Maria Gomar and Felipe Jose Quintero Zacarias. He came to the United States in 1942 and became a citizen shortly thereafter. In 1961, he married the love of his life, Belia Hernandez Quintero. With Belia, he is survived by Felipe G. Quintero, Jr., of Tempe; Lorena "Lori" Burns, Rebecca "Becky" (Kris) Beattie, of Yuma; Ruperto Quintero of Tempe, and Ruby Marie (Jeff) Leo of Astoria, Oregon. In 1994, he retired from Salt River Project and shortly thereafter began working part-time for Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Felipe was a strong man who loved his wife and family. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren, Brianna and Lauren Evans, Adrianna Villalobos, Chelsea, Vanessa, Felicia, and Valerie Quintero, Vicky and Armando Garduno, and Alexis and Kira Beattie. He also had three step grandchildren, Chrystal and David Burns and Tyler Puetz. He also had two great grandchildren, Isabel and Nathaniel. He is also survived by numerous sisters and brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, countless other family members and several godchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Virginia "Gina" Garduno, his mother and father, his mother-in-law, Ramona V. Hernandez, his brother Luis Murua, Sr., his sister, Refugia "Cuca" Murua, his brothers-in-law, Oscar Ramirez, Ruben Hernandez, and Faustino Hernandez, and his son-in-law, Dale A. Burns. Rosary was recited by Cecelia Huerta on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Guadalupe, Arizona. Funeral Mass was Wednesday, November 22, 2006, also at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, with interment in Resthaven Park, 4310 East Southern Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Published in The Arizona Republic on 11/21/2006.