Abelardo Berrios Jr.

Abelardo Berrios, Jr was born on August 24, 1951 in Manhattan was married to his true love Esther Molina Berrios on December 6, 2003. The beginning of the most amazing marriage. His parents Rev Abelardo Berrios, Sr and Carmen Maria Camacho Berrios, has 4 sisters Bernice Berrios, Rachel L Roman, Ruth Berrios and Judith Cintrón, has 4 daughters Nydia Anders, Dana Berrios, Elizabeth Lezama, and Rebecca A. Arocho, and 4 granddaughters Jazmine Milan, Maryah Bilbao, Gisella Bilbao, and Gabriela Arocho. 3 Grandsons Robert John Kalroski, Raul Berrios and Jonathan Arocho, and 1 Great-grandson Elijah Millan.

Abelardo Graduated from Valley Stream High School in 1970. In 1974 he was a police officer in the city of Tampa Florida. In 1975 he was at the United States Army, he was honorably discharged from the United States Army September 1,1981 went to the Central Texas College and received the degree of Associate in Applied Science May 12, 1979. He attended the University of South Florida which he received a Bachelor’s of Arts in December 13, 1986.

He attended Hillsboro Community College and received a certificate of Proficiency Postal Management May 3, 1988. During this after getting out of the army, he went to work for the United States Postal Service for about 30 years. He retired from USPS and then decided to follow his dream, he attended Thomson Education Direct and received a diploma “Private Investigator” on March 7, 2005.

He then continued his education at the Hillsborough Community College and completed the 40 hour security officer “D” license in April 2007.

He also studied at the Academy Of Polygraph Science and became a polygraph examiner and continued and became an entitle loan authorized agent, security officer and a certified process server. To top it all: was an exceptional father not just 2 his natural daughters but also to his stepdaughters. And was also an unbelievable grandfather and did a great job spoiling them, God blessed him with a great grandson. Let me tell you just how special Abelardo was. My daughter Elizabeth became very friends with him and at the beginning of November 2002 she told him that she wanted to do something special for my birthday but she needed money to do that, and he went ahead and asked her “Will you like me to help you with that?”. They went ahead and planned a surprise birthday. On Thursday November 14th I walked into the church and Abelardo started to sing happy birthday and later on that night he asked if I would mind if he would ask me to go out that Saturday. I was surprised and I accepted and he told me the girls are coming with us. Saturday came and I was taken to the bowling alley and afterwards was taken to Red Lobster.

That was the beginning of a special and wonderful journey together. December 6, 2002 he asked me to be his girlfriend. September 1, 2003 he took my daughters and I to the Holy land Experience in Orlando Florida and there he told the girls to go feed the sheep and goats and of course my daughters decided to give them mint because the sheep had bad breath. Meanwhile Abelardo used that time to present me with most beautiful and very expensive engagement ring, he got on one knee showed me the ring and asked me if I would consider accepting to be his wife. After I allowed my heart beat to come down a little- I said yes.

After that we set our wedding date to be December 6, 2003 at 7PM. We spent our wedding night at the Double Tree Suites. Monday morning we got in an airplane flew to Puerto Rico for our honeymoon. We stayed at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Ponce, Puerto Rico. We traveled the island and enjoyed our stay there, in eight days we came back to Orlando and enjoyed three more days before getting to my new home. Abelardo became my spouse, my lover, my friend, and my confident. A great respect and admiration grew between us from the time our life where united in holy matrimony. He lived to honor, respect, and spoil me, and loved me like I never knew you could be loved.

On Mother’s day May 10,2015 I have lost the love of my life and I will miss him because he was a precious jewel that is very hard to find. My hope is that when it is my time to depart from this earth I know that he will be waiting for me in heaven and he will be presenting me to his parents and he will tell them “ this is my beautiful wife, my blanquita” .

Till I see you again “mi negrito” .

You will be missed greatly.