Jose Juan Palafox

He was born to Maximino Angel Palafox and Efrosino Palafox on October 26th, 1973 in Mexico

City, Mexico. He first came to the states when he was 17 after finishing high school.

He met Maria Esparza in 1996 and fell in love at 23. They married and became Husband and

Wife in 2005. He became a loving father to Alma Diaz, Alejandra Diaz, Juan Diaz, Evelyn

Palafox, Jose Palafox and Berlim Palafox. He would take his family out for a movie and dinner

every weekend for quality time. He became a Grandpa in 2012 to Liam Sandoval and Gianna

Alavarez, then again in 2021 to Amelia Gallegos. He was a doting Grandpa and loved them with

everything in him.

He was a hardworking person and built his own business from the ground up. He experienced

success and failure throughout his journey of being self-employed but never gave up on his

aspirations. He had a business running for over 20 years.

He loved to learn and was very intelligent. The person you would go to in a crisis. He would

spend afternoons watching documentaries or a good novela. He connected deeply to well told

stories, whether they were ballads or movies with profound messages. He was a great person

with a goofy personality. He loved to make other people laugh and feel joyful.

He was also very connected and dedicated to our loving father Jesus. He liked to truly

understand the bible, and would watch video interpretations of bible verses. He was at peace

with God and has been welcomed in Heaven. He passed the message down to his children as

much as he could and would never miss service to listen to God’s word.