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Obituary: Emilio Negron Cruz
He loved playing guitar and singing, especially Tangos, and music was an important part of family life.
Obituary published and funeral arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home and Crematory
Emilio Negron Cruz
Emilio Negron Cruz, age 87, currently of Joliet, and formerly of Chicago and Puerto Rico, passed away peacefully, Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Rock Run Place with his family by his side.
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Born May 9, 1932 in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Fermin Negron and Basilia Cruz. He worked as an auto mechanic, specializing in transmissions, having received training at Lincoln Tech.
He met the love of his life, Emilia Lopez Vazquez in Chicago, and they enjoyed 64 wonderful years of marriage, making their home in Chicago for 18 years, before returning to Puerto Rico where they lived until 2017, moving to Joliet two weeks before Hurricane Maria.
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Emilio was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather who provided well for his family. He loved playing guitar and singing, especially Tangos, and music was an important part of family life.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Emilia of Joliet; two loving children, Lydia (Juan) Jimenez of Joliet, and Richard Negron of Miami, FL; four adoring grandchildren, Juan A. Jimenez, II, Francisco (Jocelyn) Jimenez, Emily Negron and Richard Negron, Jr.; four dear great-grandchildren, Destiny, Alias, Elani and Julissa; and his dear brothers and sisters, Carmen, Josefina, Crucita, Bernardo and Rosa.
Visitation for Emilio Negron Cruz will be held Monday, September 16, 2019 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black Road, Joliet, IL.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. from the funeral home chapel to St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Plainfield, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Mary Immaculate Cemetery, Plainfield.
For more information, please call (815) 741-5500 or visit his Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com