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George Edward "Eddie" Machado

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Eddie Machado, 57, passed away of natural causes while doing what he loved, camping and hunting with his sons in Northern California.

Eddie worked in dairy and general construction in the Hanford area, and also touched many lives through his music, singing with various bands in the Central Valley.

Eddie is survived by his children, Cyndi (Robert) Crase of Oceano, Michael (fiancee, Norma) Machado and Gary Dias of Lemoore, Joshua Machado of Hanford and Charles "Chuck" Machado of Corcoran; grandchildren, Kayleigh (Bryan) Colwell, Matthew and Sebastian Machado all of Lemoore; father and stepmother, George and Pat Machado of Hanford; siblings, Linda (Jeff) Ratliff, Janice James, Larry (Liz) Machado of Hanford, Danny Machado of Sparks, Nev., and Allyson Machado (Norman Donaldson) of Lemoore; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Machado (1984), his mother, Margaret Machado (1998), brother-in-law, Homer James (2003) and his nephew, Patrick Parsons (2005).

A Celebration of Eddie's Life will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10 at the Hanford Fraternal Hall on 10th Avenue.

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Published by The Hanford Sentinel on Oct. 9, 2008.

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Sandra Vogelgesang

October 27, 2009

Pat, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. May God comfort you in your time of loss. I pray that George is now in heaven and not feeling a bit of pain that cancer can cause. Miss you!

Allyson Machado

October 14, 2008

Eddie,
I will always keep you in my heart and in my mind, you were very special to me and you will continue to be. I will cherish all of the good times we had together.
I miss you big brother, but I know you are in a better place now, you are with momma,

I Love and miss you
Little sis Allyson

Rochelle (Biba) Eck (Machado)

October 12, 2008

To Eddie's family, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. I will remember eddie playing on stage singing with his great voice..

Danny & Madeline Hill

October 11, 2008

To All of Eddie's
family It was a shock to hear of this. Whenever or wherever you seen Eddie he would greet you with a smile. Thats how I remember him. Celebrating a life well lived. We will cherish the memories forever. Cousin Madeline

gloria taylor

October 9, 2008

To all of Eddie's family, We are so sad to hear this news.. I still think of him as alittle boy when we used to all play together...He was so cute an what a voice..

Love to all, Mike and cousin, Gloria Taylor

Diane Smith

October 9, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Melody

October 9, 2008

Mike, we pray the love of God enfolds you and your family during your journey through grief. I send you thoughts of comfort.

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