Juan Antonio Portillo is survived by his wife, Gemma; his son, David; his daughter, Adriana; and his beloved grandson, Emmett. He is preceded in death by his father Roberto.
Juan was born on June 2, 1959 in Granada, Nicaragua to parents Maria Ernestina Arana and Roberto Portillo. Beloved brother to Roberto Portillo Arana, Mauricio Portillo Arana, Sylvia Portillo Mata, Carlos Portillo Arana, Maria Eugenia Portillo Andersen, Alfredo Portillo Arana and Nena Portillo Martin. He graduated from Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico in 1981 with a degree in Electrical Engineer. In January of 1982 Juan moved to Falls Church, VA. He worked hard as an immigrant for the following years. Later in 1987 started working at Moffet, Larson & Johnson (MLJ) in Falls Church, VA and accepted a position as a Communications Engineer. _In April of 1998 he moved to Margate FL and accepted a position as Radio Frequency Engineer at Nextel Communications that later became Ericsson, and Sprint where he worked for more than 22 years Juan was a great family man and a loving husband, son, father, doting grandfather and beloved brother. He married Gemma Arce Garcia in August 1988 and the couple had two children together.
Juan was a social, active man who was deeply involved in his community for the majority of his life. He enjoyed playing soccer, baseball, gardening, beautifying his home and helping anybody who would need it! His family and friends will always remember him as a cheerful, happy, decent, honorable and helpful person.
A visitation is scheduled for Wednesday August 12 from 5:00 to at 8:00 pm at Kraeer Funeral Home 1655 N University Dr. Coral Springs, Fl 33071. A Mass will be celebrated on Thursday August 13 at 11:00 am at St. Andrew Catholic Church 9950 NW 29th Street Coral Springs, Fl 33065 with live streaming though Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KraeerCoralSprings/. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Juan’s life. His ashes will later be buried at the Rosary Garden in Burke, VA.
The family would like to thank you and ask that in lieu of flowers donations can be sent to Asperger/Autism Network (aane.org) in Juan Antonio Portillo’s memory via the link below. Cards or letters may be send to 6214 Vista del Mar Margate, FL 33063.
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