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Tomas T. Alejo Jr.

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Tomas T. Alejo Jr.

Birth
Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Death
9 Oct 2020 (aged 74)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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The Patriot Guard Riders
Northern California

Veteran Tomas T. Alejo Jr.

Monterey County

Two-part Mission: Wednesday Oct 14 and Monday Oct 19, 2020

PGR has been requested to escort the remains of Army Veteran Tomas T. Alejo, father of Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo, as he returns to his hometown of Watsonville and laid to rest there; and we will be honored to do so.

As lifelong devoted pastor, educator, activist and community leader, Tomas T. Alejo, 74, passed away on October 9 in Phoenix, Arizona after a 10-year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children, wife and other family members.

Tomas left a legacy of fighting for social and political change in Watsonville and Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on March 16, 1946 in the Southern Texas border region of Weslaco to a humble migrant farmworker family. They migrated from South Texas to California in the 1950s where they worked in the Salinas, Santa Clara, Central and Pajaro Valleys picking crops and settled in Watsonville in 1965.

Tomas attended Gonzalez High School and graduated from Gilroy High School in 1965. From 1966-1968, he proudly served our nation in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

Part One of the Mission: Wednesday Oct 14, 2020.

San Jose Airport to Mehl’s Funeral Chapel, Watsonville.
Staging: 1430 hours (2:30PM)
Briefing: 1445 hours (2:45 PM)
KSU to airport: 1500 hours (3:00 PM)
Escort to Watsonville

Part Two of the Mission: Monday Oct 19, 2020

Flag line at Mehl’s Funeral Chapel
Escort to Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
Flag line during military honors.
Staging: No later than 0930 hours (9:30 AM)
Mehl’s Funeral Chapel, 222 E Lake Ave, Watsonville
(Flag line to greet family members attending brief service)

KSU to Pajaro Valley Memorial Park 1045 hours (10:45 AM)
Escort to cemetery
Flag line during military honors.

Ride Captain: Hy ‘Crash’ Libby
__________________________________________________________

Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name:Tomas Alejo
Date of Birth: 16 Mar 1946
Gender: Male
Birth County: Hidalgo
Father's Name:Tomas Alejo Sr
Mother's Name: Margarita Torrez
The Patriot Guard Riders
Northern California

Veteran Tomas T. Alejo Jr.

Monterey County

Two-part Mission: Wednesday Oct 14 and Monday Oct 19, 2020

PGR has been requested to escort the remains of Army Veteran Tomas T. Alejo, father of Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo, as he returns to his hometown of Watsonville and laid to rest there; and we will be honored to do so.

As lifelong devoted pastor, educator, activist and community leader, Tomas T. Alejo, 74, passed away on October 9 in Phoenix, Arizona after a 10-year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children, wife and other family members.

Tomas left a legacy of fighting for social and political change in Watsonville and Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on March 16, 1946 in the Southern Texas border region of Weslaco to a humble migrant farmworker family. They migrated from South Texas to California in the 1950s where they worked in the Salinas, Santa Clara, Central and Pajaro Valleys picking crops and settled in Watsonville in 1965.

Tomas attended Gonzalez High School and graduated from Gilroy High School in 1965. From 1966-1968, he proudly served our nation in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

Part One of the Mission: Wednesday Oct 14, 2020.

San Jose Airport to Mehl’s Funeral Chapel, Watsonville.
Staging: 1430 hours (2:30PM)
Briefing: 1445 hours (2:45 PM)
KSU to airport: 1500 hours (3:00 PM)
Escort to Watsonville

Part Two of the Mission: Monday Oct 19, 2020

Flag line at Mehl’s Funeral Chapel
Escort to Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
Flag line during military honors.
Staging: No later than 0930 hours (9:30 AM)
Mehl’s Funeral Chapel, 222 E Lake Ave, Watsonville
(Flag line to greet family members attending brief service)

KSU to Pajaro Valley Memorial Park 1045 hours (10:45 AM)
Escort to cemetery
Flag line during military honors.

Ride Captain: Hy ‘Crash’ Libby
__________________________________________________________

Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name:Tomas Alejo
Date of Birth: 16 Mar 1946
Gender: Male
Birth County: Hidalgo
Father's Name:Tomas Alejo Sr
Mother's Name: Margarita Torrez

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  • Created by: Julie
  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216904652/tomas_t-alejo: accessed ), memorial page for Tomas T. Alejo Jr. (16 Mar 1946–9 Oct 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216904652, citing Pajaro Valley Memorial Park, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, USA; Maintained by Julie (contributor 47423887).