I knew Rudy growing up in Tucson. In our teen years we would get together with Rudy, Gibby and other friends. Rudy used to race horses for my cousin Pepe. We lost track of each other when a lot of us were joining the military. I moved to California in 1964 with my family.
I can’t remember what year it was that I saw Gibby in Tucson and he told me that Rudy was living in Temecula, so close to us in Murrieta!  Rudy and I connected and started seeing each other. It was so nice remembering old times. His wife was still living at that time and Rudy was so devoted to her and cared for her.
He loved tamales and menudo during the holidays. Rudy was a good friend. I will always remember him.
Our deepest condolences to all the family.

Photo courtesy of Dad's niece Eleshia Carranza

Enjoyed the times Son Rudy invited me for a USC football game and his father Rodolfo joined us.  Our conversations were entertaining and pleasant.  I hoped we had more. Now with his loving wife, may he find peace in heaven. When it's mine and Rudy's time? Maybe we can get together for a game in heaven and hopefully a UCLA game.  Take Care, Be Strong and God Bless Silvas Family. During this difficult time.

Together at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum to watch Dad's favorite team, the L.A. Rams.

Dad was a devoted family man and Catholic.  In his later years he lived a quiet peaceful life, and attended Saint Martha's Catholic Church with my mother Socorro when they moved to Temecula in 1992.  Prior to that they lived in Fallbrook, and before that in Los Angeles.  He was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona.
 
Dad worked for the State as a professional groundskeeper and landscaper for 20 years until he retired, and prior to that he worked for private nurseries and vocational schools that taught plant propagation and maintenance. He also worked for Los Angeles County for 15 years and graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1975 with a degree in Horticulture.  He served in the United States Air Force from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s as an aircraft electrician, servicing such aircraft as the B-52 bomber.  

Dad was a man of discipline with a slight sense of humor.  He was a man a faith and went to church regularly.  He believed that one needed to follow the teachings of Christ through the Holy Gospel.  
 
Dad was a man who was always happy to teach people who wanted to learn things he knew about. Providing direction to the young was rewarding to him. He was known to many of the younger people as Big Rudy, and to his beloved nephews and nieces as Uncle Rudy.

In his leisure time, Dad loved to watch the Los Angeles Rams on TV or at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with his relatives and friends especially with his beloved grandson Caleb in his later years. . He was also an Arizona Wildcats fan and loved to watch the school’s football and basketball teams compete too. 

Dad loved to spend time with my mom and her family at get togethers at the home or at the park, events where there was a lot of laughter, happiness and good food to eat.  

Devotion to the Lord, to my mom, family, and friends, were the things that kept my dad most happy in life.  May he rest in peace with my mom and enjoy that happiness again in heaven.

-Rudy Silvas Jr.

My Uncle Rudy was a kind, loving, and intelligent man. I remember him caring and loving for my mom when she was sick, caring for my Auntie Suki in all her days as the faithful partner he was. He lived with dignity and integrity. He was a studious man with an innate curiosity that was always specked with humor, love and honor. The world needs more real men like my Uncle Rudy. From days he took us to watch the Rams to the days he walked us to the store, he was always loved and respected. My only consolations are he is at peace with my Auntie Suki. En Paz Descanse Don  Rodolfo A. Silvas.

OBITUARY

Rodolfo Alvarez Silvas

January 9, 1937 – October 11, 2024

Miller Jones Menifee Memorial Park & Mortuary

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