| 1913 |
Born July 26, 1913 in Leon,
Mexico in the State of Guanajuato. |
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The bells in the steeples of the St.
Nicholas Church(?) were made by his grandfather and great
grandfather |
| 1921 |
Came to the US and lived in Holliday, KS in
a box car. He liked to hunt for squirrels and
rabbits. |
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Favorite past times as a child were
swimming and fishing in the Kaw River, sledding, hiking. |
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He was the catcher on his basebal team.
He was good at spelling bees and math contests. |
| 1927 |
At the age of 14, he rode the “Super Chief”
train all alone to Berkeley, California to visit family. |
| 1930's |
Worked for the Santa Fe railroad.
He also worked on cars, including Model T's and Model
A Fords. |
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Ramon Navarro was his favorite actor.
Also like Will Rogers and Tarzan movies. |
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His first date with Elisa was to Fairyland
Park. |
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They were married on November 6, 1937 |
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David was born on January 12, 1939. |
| 1940's |
Started working for Swift & Co in 1940 or
1941 |
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Lived in Armourdale |
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Esther was born on February 22, 1942 |
| 1950's |
Endured the great flood of July 1951 |
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Moved from Armourdale to the house on Early
St. |
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Endured the birth of Richard on September
29, 1951 |
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Cindy was born on December 15, 1955 |
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Drove the 1956 Ford Galaxie 500 |
| 1960's |
David graduated from KU and was married. |
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1st grandchild, Colette, was born. |
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He worked diligently on the new church that his family attended |
| 1965 |
Family took road trip to California to
visit the Sanchez' in Santa Monica. 1964 Rambler Classic w/AC! |
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Stopped at Grand Canyon and Petrified
Forest. |
| 1967 |
Esther was married on March 25, 1967 |
| 1970's |
Grandpa drove a 1971 Plymouth Satellite |
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Richard was married August 30, 1974 |
| 1978 |
Grandpa retired from Swift & Co |
| 1980's |
Cindy was married March 14, 1981 |
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Enjoys the grandchildren |
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Attended KU basketball games at Allen Fieldhouse |
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Traveled to Washington, D.C., Disneyland,
San Diego |
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Took trips to the Ozarks |
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Enjoyed fishing at Wyandotte Co Lake, Perry
and Clinton lakes |
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Took fishing trip to Toledo Bend Lake in
Texas |
| 1990's |
Traveled to Disneyworld, New York City, San
Francisco, San Diego, Washington, D.C. |
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Enjoys gardening |
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Had season tickets for KU football for many years |
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Still works on cars |
| 1996 |
Elisa passed away on February 12, 1996 |
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Mariano and Elisa celebrated 59 years of marriage |
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Enjoys all his great grandchildren |
| 2000's |
Still working on cars, going to various
sporting events, running back and forth to Lawrence |
| 2013 |
Misha and Lauren announce they are having a
baby boy! (mid-September) |
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The 15th great grandchild will carry Mariano as his middle name |
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A new tree will sprout. |