12/11/2022 God called my Uncle home to heaven.. words can’t explain how much i miss you. i miss your voice so much. i miss your knocks at my door to ask how my day was. i miss seeing you come out to the living room, & socialize & crack jokes and make us laugh… i feel so empty inside. you understood me so well, no matter how much we fought/argued we always had such a strong bond. you always gave the BEST advice. you would always call me your angel & now you’re my angel.. my favorite angel. i love you forever and always uncle omar. rest in peace❤️.

I am so sorry for your loss.Omar was my cousin and I am so sad he was taken to heaven so soon. The last time I saw Omar he was a teenager and he came to Calvary Chapel with me. I feel the Lord brought to my mind the memory of that day .He had a big smile as he walked to the front to receive Jesus .I know that we will see him again and I would love to give him a hug again.I love you all..John 11:25-26

my best friend, my rock, my #1 supporter. i wish to meet again someday. i miss you more than words can explain but i’m also so glad that you’ve reunited with your brother and family again. i’ll always hold you in my heart and i’ll make you proud. i’ll take every single piece of advice you’ve given me and utilize it. though when i travel the world in the future, i won’t have you as my body guard like you told me but i will live out your dream and see places you never got to. i’ll continue to enhance my vocabulary and help my family with everything they need just like you told me to. i love you forever and always omar, rest in piece my angel.

Big bro, Thank you for everything you taught me in life and always being there for me through thick and thin. I know we had our moments but you were always there for me no matter what. Always a good friend to talk to when I needed it. Always had the right advice and the best intentions. You were such a good person and a great Uncle. Me and Shannon know how much you loved our kids as if they were your own. I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have you by my side these past three years. I miss you so much but I know you are looking down on me from above with Roy keeping me and the boys and all of us safe. I love you so much. Rest easy brother.

Hey Brother and my best friend. We got to spend over 40 amazing years knowing each other. You were an awesome human being and a pleasure to be family with and related to. Ever since we were younger I have always had your back. I have always been there for you no matter what. Same as you for me. I tried my best to keep you out of trouble when we were younger and even as we got older I tried to steer you in the right direction. We had so much fun together when we were kids. Remember when we took that trip to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia with Royboy Mom and Dad when Pip was just a baby. We actually got to see snow for the first time in the North Carolina mountains. Mom and Dad bought us that Orange plastic disk thing that we took outside and found hills to slide down with it. We had a blast. We even got to ski on a mountain for the first time. We made our first Snowman together and made angels in the snow. We also Ice skated on an actual frozen lake. We had such a great time. I still don’t know how Mom and Dad pulled off that trip especially with a baby screaming and crying most of the time. Remember our hand kept getting so cold cause we had on those cotton gloves and the snow kept melting through them we had to keep running inside to thaw our hands in hot water. LOL Great times bro!! Remember when we played baseball optimist together but we ended up getting picked on different teams? We would cheer each other on when we played other teams but when we played each other is was a big competition. Our fields back then didn’t have a wall to hit homeruns over so you had to hit the ball far enough to run all 4 bases to get the homerun. I remember we had to play against Soto’s team. You had just finished either your game or you had practice but either way you were now watching my game. I was up to bat and I went to grab my bat but couldn’t find the one I liked so I grabbed a different one that was a little heavier. I was at the plate and I think the count was one and one. I can hear you on the side cheering for me to get a hit. The pitch came right down the middle and I swung so hard. I smacked the ball and it went straight out into center field. It went so far that I lost sight of it and I started running the bases. I rounded first, then second, and then as I was coming up to third I saw the coach waving me home but behind him I could see you climbing the tall fence screaming for me to run home, Go Shannon Go Home Go Shannon. When I slid into Homeplate my teammates came out to congratulate me. Then you came running around the fence and gave me a high five and a hug saying I knew you could do it!! I will never forget that how you always supported me, looked up to me, and held me in high regard. I remember when we played your team in regular season and you were up to bat. I played in right field and I kept telling myself “please let him get a hit but don’t let him hit it to me”. Sure enough you hit a line drive that fell right in front of me and I had to throw it to second. You ended up on first that play. I was mad but proud at the same time. I don’t remember who won that game. But boy do I remember the playoffs. We placed 4th and had to play Candy’s team who was number one and had no losses. You guys placed 2nd and had to play the third place team. You guys won your game easily to move on to the championship game. We had a rough time and ended up losing to Candys team. I remember I was so upset and you tried to cheer me up. You told me if it was meant from God it would happen and you tried to calm me down. Well we ended up getting a call from the coach a couple days later saying that due to a technical violation from Candys team we would have to replay the game. You were so happy for me and even went to our game to support me and my team. We ended up playing that game and miraculously ended up winning by one run late in the game. Thats it!! We did it!! We were in the Championship game against your team. I was so happy but at the same time nervous cause we would be playing against each other. You were such a great sport and told me before the game good luck, play well, and may the better team win. We shook hands and went out there and played against each other. You and your team bested me and my team that day little Brother. I wasn’t even mad at you. On the contrary I was very proud of you for bringing home the first place trophy. We kept that trophy out of the hands of Candys team bro. We were both happy about that!! Great times bro great times!! I remember all the times we played football and baseball with all our neighborhood friends. We turned this abandoned field into our baseball field and we even had a wall to hit the ball over for homeruns. We did so many things together growing up. Went to the same schools, had some of the same friends, like some of the same things. We loved to draw and do art together. Especially comic book characters. We collected comic books, football cards and baseball cards together. We walked home every day from school together. We were inseparable. Wherever you were I was there and vice versa. I am going to miss that. I miss you so much bro!! I remember ever since you were younger how close of a relationship you had with God. You always prayed and tried to go to church. We went to Church with Steve and Lisa for a long time with Pastor Jim. We would go camping with the church and have cookouts and events. We had a great childhood together. Mom and Dad didn’t always have money to do stuff or buy us stuff but we always found a way. Remember when we wanted the Super Nintendo so bad when it came out. Mom and Dad said no way it was too expensive and if we wanted it we would have to save up our money. So me, you, and Royboy saved every dollar we got our hands on and kept it in a shoebox. Birthday money, money from cutting yards in the neighborhood, and money from washing Ceasar’s car. We put everything into that shoebox even if it was a quarter we found on the street. Then one day we did a count and Mom told us we had saved enough money to get it. We were so proud of what we had accomplished. We took great pride in that Super Nintendo and we made sure we took care of it. Looking back on it I am glad Mom and Dad did that. They taught us a valuable lesson about working hard and saving money. One lesson we would surely utilize in the future. I have so many memories like these. I also have memories of you getting hurt like getting hit by the van or bit by that dog on the way home from school. Those times I felt as though I let you down as your big Brother and I didn’t protect you like I should have. You always found a way to cheer me up and let me know those things weren’t my fault. You had such an amazing and spirited heart. You have touched so many lives besides just mine. You had given a piece of yourself to everyone you met. You were selfless and always had words of encouragement whenever you talked to people. I will never forget everything you have done and your mark you left on all of us. We had our ups, downs, and our arguments just like every family does. But we always made up, always told each other we love you, and we always had our great times/amazing moments. Even the day you passed I told you I loved you and you said it to me as well. These last 3 to 4 years that you have lived with me and my kids were special. I am so glad you were able to build a strong bond and connection with your nieces and nephews. I am sorry I would make life hard for you with my rules. I just felt as though I was trying to help you, trying to better your life, and help you get on your feet again. You always said “I will Rise” and I felt as though I was trying to help you do that. You always would tell me don’t worry Shannon I will make you proud of me, watch. I just want you to know I was always proud of you. You worked hard, paid your own way, and managed to deal with me and my craziness. I couldn’t be anymore proud of you bro. You did it, you did make me proud bro. Always know that. I love you Omar and still cannot believe your gone. Everyday I listen for the door and when you don’t come out for ice I start crying like a little baby. I thought we would grow old together bro. I thought we would make fun of each other as we got older. I am going to miss all of your crazy jokes and sarcasm. You always tried to lift my spirits if I was having a crappy day or I was really stressed. You being gone is a piece of my heart gone bro. I feel as though even though your gone you are always here with me in my heart and in my memories. I will always have those amazing 40 years together. You were the best Son, Brother, Uncle, Nephew, and friend anyone could ever have. I know you didn’t get to go to my wedding but I know you will be there in spirit rooting me on just like when we played baseball and football. I know you always had my back and I always had yours. I wish I could have saved you but you always told me when God called you home that you were ready. I guess this time you were ready Brother. You left behind a great deal of sadness and grief. Then again you also left a legacy that included a ton of laughter, happy thoughts, and amazing memories. Memories that we will never ever forget. Everyone will always have a happy Omar story. I hope you are good now. No depression, No anxiety, No unhappiness, No stress, No more fighting your demons bro. You are with Royboy, Mema, Pepa, Uncle Mike, and your Brother in-law Ronnie. I hope they helped welcome you to the pearly gates and your new forever home (Heaven). Please watch over all of us and keep us safe bro. I know your our angel now and will help us in any way you can. Tell everyone I love and miss them too. You are gone Oms but will never ever be forgotten. Love always, Your big Brother Shannon.