Tony Lopez

1950 - 2010

Tony Lopez 1950 - 2010 A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, October 19th, 9:30 a.m., at Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 17th and O Streets. After a brief fight against a rare cancer, Tony went home to be with the Lord on October 14th. Boy what a fight it was, Tony never lost faith in God, he never once complained. Every day I would say, today is a good day for a miracle, and he would say absolutely! We made it through this journey with the love, physical and prayerful (and I mean prayerful) support of our family and church family. Tony loved ministering to the poor and needy. He was a gentle giant when it came to embracing the less fortunate. He is survived by his wife, Sue; son, Eric and wife Cheryl; grandchildren, Emilea, Gabie, Isaiah, Nate; daughter, Sarah; grandson, Troy; father, Roberto; brother, Robert and wife Nellie; nieces, Tina, Angela, Marcella; sister-in-law, Peggy Crawford and husband Luke; brother-in-law, Jimmy Carter; nephews, Jimmy (wife Krystal), Robert (wife Jessica); nieces, Jackie and Kerry; brother-in-law, Charles Carter; mother- in-law, Gwyn Carter; sister-in-the-Lord, Martha Evans; adopted son in Christ, Mark Welch. We want to thank everyone for your help and support. The prayer teams, the cooks, the gardeners and house cleaners we know who you are most importantly God knows who you are. Special thanks to Roy Pierucci for coming everyday, encouraging and praying with him, and Jimmy for coming every night and tending to him so I could sleep. Bobby, he waited for your daily visit and when we were not fast enough meeting his needs he would say call Bobby, thank you. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for the continued ministry of the Bakersfield Healing Rooms, make donations payable to VCF Healing Rooms, and mail to 928 17th Street, Bakersfield CA 93301. Pops how's the golf course? What hole are you and Dave on? Bye Pops we love you, see you again someday! Love, Sue, Sarah, and Eric www.bakersfield.com/obits