Juan Ignacio, a Pearl Harbor survivor, passed away quietly on October 12 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in La Jolla.
A native of Guam, Juan joined the Navy in 1940 and was below the deck of the U.S.S. Ramapo in the ammunition room during the December 7, 1941 attack. He saw duty also in Iwo Jima, Hiroshima/Nagasaki and in China after the war.
He was honorably discharged in 1961. He then served for 10 years as a research laboratory aide at the U.S. Army Natick, Mass., Laboratories assisting research on such projects as food for astronauts and and the effects of radiation on animals. A tireless worker, he was employed as a chef at various restaurants on Cape Cod until the early 1990's.
After the death of his beloved wife Millicent, he moved to Chula Vista near his brother and sister. For the past six years he continued to be active cooking and preserving for enjoyment and for charity. His kindness, generosity, sensibility energy and sense of humor has gained him many friends.
He is survived by his loving and grateful children, Judi, John, David and Celeste, sisters Celestina Cruz and Cholong Marion, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A vigil will be held at Chapel of the Roses, Glen Abbey Memorial Park from 4-9 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 17. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Charles Catholic Church, 990 Saturn Blvd., San Diego at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18. This will be followed by a military salute at Glen Abbey Memorial Park at 1 p.m. The interment will be at National Cemetery at Bourne, Mass. on Monday, Oct. 21. Published in U-T San Diego on October 16, 2002
A native of Guam, Juan joined the Navy in 1940 and was below the deck of the U.S.S. Ramapo in the ammunition room during the December 7, 1941 attack. He saw duty also in Iwo Jima, Hiroshima/Nagasaki and in China after the war.
He was honorably discharged in 1961. He then served for 10 years as a research laboratory aide at the U.S. Army Natick, Mass., Laboratories assisting research on such projects as food for astronauts and and the effects of radiation on animals. A tireless worker, he was employed as a chef at various restaurants on Cape Cod until the early 1990's.
After the death of his beloved wife Millicent, he moved to Chula Vista near his brother and sister. For the past six years he continued to be active cooking and preserving for enjoyment and for charity. His kindness, generosity, sensibility energy and sense of humor has gained him many friends.
He is survived by his loving and grateful children, Judi, John, David and Celeste, sisters Celestina Cruz and Cholong Marion, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A vigil will be held at Chapel of the Roses, Glen Abbey Memorial Park from 4-9 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 17. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Charles Catholic Church, 990 Saturn Blvd., San Diego at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18. This will be followed by a military salute at Glen Abbey Memorial Park at 1 p.m. The interment will be at National Cemetery at Bourne, Mass. on Monday, Oct. 21. Published in U-T San Diego on October 16, 2002
Juan Ignacio, a Pearl Harbor survivor, passed away quietly on October 12 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in La Jolla.
A native of Guam, Juan joined the Navy in 1940 and was below the deck of the U.S.S. Ramapo in the ammunition room during the December 7, 1941 attack. He saw duty also in Iwo Jima, Hiroshima/Nagasaki and in China after the war.
He was honorably discharged in 1961. He then served for 10 years as a research laboratory aide at the U.S. Army Natick, Mass., Laboratories assisting research on such projects as food for astronauts and and the effects of radiation on animals. A tireless worker, he was employed as a chef at various restaurants on Cape Cod until the early 1990's.
After the death of his beloved wife Millicent, he moved to Chula Vista near his brother and sister. For the past six years he continued to be active cooking and preserving for enjoyment and for charity. His kindness, generosity, sensibility energy and sense of humor has gained him many friends.
He is survived by his loving and grateful children, Judi, John, David and Celeste, sisters Celestina Cruz and Cholong Marion, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A vigil will be held at Chapel of the Roses, Glen Abbey Memorial Park from 4-9 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 17. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Charles Catholic Church, 990 Saturn Blvd., San Diego at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18. This will be followed by a military salute at Glen Abbey Memorial Park at 1 p.m. The interment will be at National Cemetery at Bourne, Mass. on Monday, Oct. 21. Published in U-T San Diego on October 16, 2002
A native of Guam, Juan joined the Navy in 1940 and was below the deck of the U.S.S. Ramapo in the ammunition room during the December 7, 1941 attack. He saw duty also in Iwo Jima, Hiroshima/Nagasaki and in China after the war.
He was honorably discharged in 1961. He then served for 10 years as a research laboratory aide at the U.S. Army Natick, Mass., Laboratories assisting research on such projects as food for astronauts and and the effects of radiation on animals. A tireless worker, he was employed as a chef at various restaurants on Cape Cod until the early 1990's.
After the death of his beloved wife Millicent, he moved to Chula Vista near his brother and sister. For the past six years he continued to be active cooking and preserving for enjoyment and for charity. His kindness, generosity, sensibility energy and sense of humor has gained him many friends.
He is survived by his loving and grateful children, Judi, John, David and Celeste, sisters Celestina Cruz and Cholong Marion, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A vigil will be held at Chapel of the Roses, Glen Abbey Memorial Park from 4-9 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 17. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Charles Catholic Church, 990 Saturn Blvd., San Diego at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18. This will be followed by a military salute at Glen Abbey Memorial Park at 1 p.m. The interment will be at National Cemetery at Bourne, Mass. on Monday, Oct. 21. Published in U-T San Diego on October 16, 2002
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