Anthony P. "Tony" Aguilar

1956 - 2017

On Tuesday, May 2 at 3:44 P.M. the world became a little poorer place when Tony Aguilar left it. Tony was born in Auburn on January 18 at the Highland Hospital in 1956. When his parents took him home it was to Highland Orchard in Penryn. So, he was known as the Highland Guy. As a child Tony loved where he lived and would spend his days happily trailing his dad, Tony Senior, through the orchard and around the ranch. He would wear his dad's work hats as they worked in the orchard because he always wanted to be like his dad. He began to be formed as a little branch from a great tree. He graduated from Saint Rose Grammar School in Roseville and was a graduate of Del Oro High School in Loomis. After high school Tony went to work for Yamasaki Landscaping where he worked for three years. It was there that he developed quality landscaping skills which gave him the confidence to open his own company so Aguilar Landscaping was formed. He was known for his quality work and dependable services. In 1993 Tony was married and in 1994 his daughter Alicia was born and joined her older sister Amanda. At this time Joanne Neft had arrived in Placer County and the agricultural community began to be revived. The Mandarin became the future of the Ag Community. So because of his love for Highland Orchard and his entrepreneurial spirit Tony began to plant a mandarin orchard at Highland. The orchard was planted in stages and grew and flourished. Tony began to realize a need for a greater development at the ranch and the vision for the present day packing shed began the shed was built, the customer base was formed. Today Highland Orchard grows and sells award winning mandarins throughout the area. In 2010 Anthony and Mary Cummins were married and Tony became a loving grandfather to Beau and Dallas. Tony will be remembered for many things. Among them his love for his family, especially his daughters Alicia and Amanda, his positive approach to life and his ready smile, his excellent work ethic and his dependability. As Tony leaves this earth his wife Mary, his daughters Alicia and Amanda and his mother Noreen Aguilar grieve terribly. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 13th at St. Teresa's of Avila in Auburn at 11:00 A.M. Donations may be made to the Highland Orchard Scholarship Fund at Del Oro High School or to the Auburn Salvation Army.