Guadalupe Saiz Garcia

Guadalupe Saiz Garcia was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico on February 26, 1946 to Longino and Juanita (Saiz) Garcia. He made peace with the Lord on March 22, 2022 in Fresno, California. They came to Visalia, CA in 1965. After serving in the Army from 1966-1968 which includes the year he served in Vietnam, he met Maria Bejarano. They were married in 1969. He had one son prior to his marriage to Maria, Val Garcia. In February of this year, Guadalupe & Maria “Babysitter” as he named her, celebrated their 53rd Wedding Anniversary ♥️

Lupe worked in janitorial, sanitation, and most people knew him as a salesman for life insurance. Frequently he went to work "yard sales". He loved fishing, yard sales, antiquing, working with his hands, but mostly traveling. Lupe and Maria had the opportunity to go to Hawaii five times, Brazil, Canada twice, Bahamas three times, and many other states, in which he loved vacationing with his sisters in law.

Lupe had a great sense of humor and he will be remembered by his famous sayings. He often said, “I kiss girls”, “Let’s go get the girls”, “Let’s Rob a bank” and his favorite, “IT'S NOT MY JOB!!”

To his children and grandchildren he would say, “You are the ugly people” in which they would respond, “We are part of you, so you are ugly too.”

Lupe was a strong man. He survived Vietnam, he beat Cancer by 14 years, and Covid in 2020.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Longino and Juanita Garcia; his daughter, Guadalupe Ramona Garcia; his five grandchildren, John Alexander, Jr., and four angels who are with their grandpa for the first time; his sister, Mary Sandoval and brother, Frank Garcia.

Lupe leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife of 53 years, Maria Bejarano Garcia; his children, Maria Garcia, John Alexander (Rebecca) Garcia, Jane Bejarano Garcia (Anthony) Garcia, and Barbara Garcia (Adam) Martinez; his siblings, Emma (Oscar) Saldana, Celina (Don) Celillo, Longino (Martha) Garcia, Sara (Richard) Castillo; his seven grandchildren, Johvan Hammond, Shemea Hammond, Angel Alexander Vigil, Savanna Angelica Vigil (Mark )Morales, Adam Garcia Martinez, Anthony Greg Garcia Vigil, and Roman Garcia. Lupe also leaves behind ten great-grandchildren and one on the way.

A Visitation will be held at Miller Memorial Chapel 1120 W. Goshen Ave., Visalia, California on Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm with Rosary at 6:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 608 N. Church St., Visalia, California on Friday, April 8, 2022 at 10:30am followed by Interment at Visalia Public Cemetery District.

He will be Forever missed!!! ♥️

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