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Francisco Alvarado Obituary

Francisco "Chato" Alvarado, Jr., October 2, 1957 - February 1, 2008, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Elizabeth. Devoted father to Alicia, Leah, Rachel and stepson Randy (Leah) and adoring grandfather of 3. A beloved son of Ma-Ma Tommie, and the late Francisco Alvarado, Sr. Dear brother to Jaime (Norma) and Sonia (Bob) and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend a celebration of his life on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 12 noon, at Chapel of Flowers, 900 S. Second St., San Jose.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Jose Mercury News on Feb. 3, 2008.

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February 8, 2008

Liz and family.
Our hearts and prayers are with you. We pray that god gives you and your family the strength to deal with this great loss.

Miss and love you!
Joseph,Ryan,Niko,Farris,Abraham,
David,Alex,Lavi, and the A-7 gang.

RACHEL ALVARADO

February 3, 2008

DEAR DADDY, I NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD COME WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO GROW UP WITHOUT YOU... YOU WERE INVINCIBLE TO ME AND WHEN YOU PAST I THOUGHT WHY DADDY WHY?....MY HERO, MY EVERYTHING...BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU LEFT AND THAT NOW YOU ARE NO LONGER STRUGGLING WITH THE PAIN YOU HAD...MY STRONG DADDY YOU HELD ON SO LONG AND I KNOW YOU DID NOT WANT TO LET GO BUT ONCE YOU WERE AT PEACE YOU FELT LIKE NOW ITS YOUR TIME..YOU ALWAYS STUCK UP FOR ME EVEN WHEN I WAS AT MY WRONG....I LOVE YOU DADDY AND I AM SO PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A WONDERFUL, STRONG, INVINCIBLE DADDY...I LOVE YOU AND YOU ARE FOREVER IN MY HEART AND FOREVER IN ALL THE CHOICES ANDS WALKS OF LIFE I WILL TAKE..STAY BY MY SIDE AND ALWAYS LOOK DOWN AT ME

LOVE FOREVER AND A DAY, YOUR DAUGHTER RACHEL

P.S I STAY STRONG ONLY BECAUSE I WAS SHOWED A GREAT EXAMPLE

Stephanie & Larry Ulicki

February 3, 2008

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

Cynthia McNabb

February 3, 2008

Thank You for all you did for me and my family you are the best uncle i could ask for! remember
I LUV U NOW AND FOR ALWAYS

Sonia McNabb

February 3, 2008

It was a privilage to call you my Older Brother. I will always remember the memories and forever keep you in my heart.
Love you baby sis.

ALICIA MARIE ALVARADO

February 3, 2008

DAD,

I LOVE YOU WITH MY WHOLE FIST, YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THEY SAY YOUR HEART IS AS BIG AS YOUR FIST.I KNOW YOUR NOT IN PAIN ANYMORE AND FOR THAT I'M HAPPY. YOU WERE THE GREATEST DAD EVER! YOU GAVE MY SISTERS AND I THE BEST LOVE SOMEONE COULD GIVE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. SOMETIMES I DON'T WANT TOMORROW TO COME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S ANOTHER DAY FURTHER APART FROM YOU AND OUR MEMORIES BUT THEN I REALIZED IT'S NOT A DAY FURTHER AWAY FROM YOU IT'S A DAY CLOSER THAT I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN PARADISE! YOU ARE NOT JUST A MEMORY YOU ARE A PART OF ME FOREVER!YOU CONTINUE TO LIVE INSIDE OF ME!I LOVE YOU DADDY SWEET DREAMS.......
ETERNALLY YOUR,
LIL PETU(PETUNIA)

Elizabeth Alvarado

February 3, 2008

It was a pleasure loving you! Thank you for the beautiful Daughters (Alicia, Leah and Rachel) and all the wonderful memories. I will miss all of the things we did together. It was an honor to be your wife and I’m grateful I had the chance to hold you in my arms and tell you that I love you one last time before the angels took you. Until we meet again in the paradise.

Your loving wife,
Elizabeth

P.S I will always remember our inside joke, “Frankie’s my boyfriend”.

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