Rudolpho C. Lozano

Rudy was born July 24, 1939 in Harlingen, Texas where he also attended and

graduated from Harlingen High School in 1957.

He was preceded in death by his father Rodolfo Lozano, his mother Consuelo

and his sisters Celina and Sally. He is survived by his wife Emily, Sisters Nelda

and Mary, his sons Rudy Jr and Mark, daughter Christina, stepsons Peter, Alex

and Francisco as well as his grandchildren Taylor, Presley, Paulo, Emilio and his

great grandson Rowen.

He served his country and became a decorated Marksman Rifle Sharpshooter for

the US Army National Guard from March 2,1962 and was honorably discharged

on January 28,1967. After his career in the armed forces, he’s continued to give

back to the community and taught mathematics at Lathrop Intermediate School

in Santa Ana, California for 35 years.

He loved taking his son Mark on joy rides in his Black Limited Edition Grand

National and eventually bought the car of his dreams, a band new, shiny blue

Chevy Corvette. Which he regularly joked and referred to as his second wife.

After Rudy retired from teaching, he continued to break all barriers known the

world over as a senior World Championship Powerlifter. It seems it were just

yesterday, eleven years ago when he broke the Guinness Book of World Records

in his age group for benching 402 lbs, weighing only 180 lbs at seventy years

old!

He was the stuff of legends making it into Halls of Fame and history books. The

oldest guy you might have seen at Venice, California’s Famed Muscle Beach had

a heart of gold! Always greeting a stranger with a firm handshake, a wide smile

and never without a charming compliment to add. With sugar on top!

After suffering a stoke, he maintained a humble and positive attitude toward his

health. He looked forward to his physical therapy hoping to work out again five

days a week and kept smiling and joking through his last days. He will be greatly

missed, always in our hearts and never forgotten.