Pedro Mendoza Baez's Obituary
Pedro Baez passed away of natural causes on March 11, 2016 in Uruapan Michoacán, Mexico. Pedro was born in Aguililla Michoacán, Mexico in 1933 and immigrated to the United States in 1960. Pedro was the eldest child of Luis and Valentina Baez (both deceased) and loving brother to Antonio, Jose, Luisa, Miguel (deceased), and Ignacio.Pedro is survived by his wife of 62 years, Celia Baez, and his children Rosa, Luis, Sylvia, Esmeralda, Pedro Jr., Angelica, Sergio, and Elsa. Pedro also leaves behind his grandchildren, Adina, Mario Jr., Channuele, Luis Jr., Erica, Theresa, Stephen, Hector, Luis Heladio, Peter, Lucas, Crystal, Nathan, Alexandra Guadalupe, Carlos Jr., Kristy, Sergio Adrian, Fernando, Diego, Luis Martin, Julian, Alejandra and Peter, and his great-grandchildren Jazmin, Hector Jr., Mario Kaleo, Jackson, Marcus, Enzo, Sofia, Michael, (lovingly nick-named “Friday” by Pedro) Melissa Kate, Nicholas, and Aiden.Having the privilege of learning (during his youth) baking skills from experienced bakers in his native Aguililla, Pedro established a flourishing Mexican bakery specializing in Pan Dulce and of which he maintained a daily work schedule up until his passing. Pedro loved and was loved by many extended family members, and it was important for him that all his kids acknowledge and respect all of them. Pedro was also a very kind man and was loved and respected by many people in the community. A valuable lesson Pedro taught his kids was to be kind and generous to those less fortunate as he would not hesitate to provide food to anyone that was in need of a meal, regardless of his personal financial situation. It was not uncommon for Pedro to invite families in need to join him and his family for a meal during trips to his native Mexico or if a person walked into his place of business and asked for a cup of coffee, he would provide them with food as well. Pedro was very knowledgeable in political world affairs and would hold court to many political discussions with his friends in the U.S. and Mexico.Pedro was a humble man who surpassed many obstacles starting from the young age of 7 years old when his father passed away, a devout Catholic grateful to God for his many blessings throughout his life. His family has peace with the knowledge that a couple weeks before his passing, he whistled a lot – a sign that he was very happy. Forever in our hearts.
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