Vince Marquez Sr. died March 24, 2003, in Salinas. He was
68.
Vince Marquez Sr. died March 24, 2003, in Salinas. He was 68.
Born in Roswell, N.M., on Feb. 28, 1935, he relocated to Morgan Hill in 1948, picking strawberries for several years on what is now Cochrane Road.
He married his wife, Rosie, in 1959 and settled in Gilroy, where they raised five children. Vince drove trucks for 43 years, 29 of those years were for Highway Garage and 14 years were for McAbee Trucking. He moved to Hollister in 1972.
He is survived by sons Joey Marquez Chavez and wife Linda of Gilroy, Vince Marquez Jr. and wife Yani of Visalia and Miles Marquez of Hollister; daughters Martha Arellano and husband Raul, Stephanie Garcia and husband Jose and Valerie Marquez, all of Visali; siblings Paul and Mickey Marquez of Vallejo, Bobby Marquez of San Jose, Hope Marquez of Manteca, Lupe and Jesse Martinez of San Jose and Lucy Marquez of Hollister; 17 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, friends; and a very special friend Cuco Salgado of Gilroy.
He was preceded in death by his parents Pablo and Petra Marquez; sisters Angie Martinez and Helen Marquez; and granddaughter Lorraine Chavez.
Friends are invited to attend Vigil Service at 6 tonight, March 28, at Habing Family Funeral Home in Gilroy. Visitation will start at 2 p.m. today.
Funeral services will start Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home then to St. Mary Church for Funeral Mass at 11 a.m.
