Since i was a little girl Pete has always told us stories, can you believe I even went to school telling my friends that my Grandpa could stop trains and fight tigers with his bare hands.
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July 2005
In loving memory of Pedro "Pete" Valdez. 1915 - 2009.
Pete & Nanny
July 2005
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This blog was created in loving memory of my Grandpa, Pedro "Pete" Veldez, who passed away just before the end of 2009 at the age of 94.
Grandpa Pete was born in Sinaloa, Mexico in 1915. In 1920 he traveled across the U.S. boarder into Texas via a covered wagon with several of his relatives looking for work. It was there that he met the love of his life, "Nanny" - Andrea Valdez - at the ripe old age of 22 (she was only 18). They were happily married for over 72 years! Now that's commitment! The pair settled in Southern California and raised their family.
Many, many children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren later, Pete retired from his career of carpentry to pursue his hobbies: woodworking, masonry, gardening, and landscaping (among other things). In his later years he started crafting wooden ships by hand... beautiful intricate replicas of real ships.
We are so thankful for all the memories we have with Pete. This blog is dedicated to keeping some of those memories for future generations. He was a great man and will be sadly missed.
Grandpa Pete was born in Sinaloa, Mexico in 1915. In 1920 he traveled across the U.S. boarder into Texas via a covered wagon with several of his relatives looking for work. It was there that he met the love of his life, "Nanny" - Andrea Valdez - at the ripe old age of 22 (she was only 18). They were happily married for over 72 years! Now that's commitment! The pair settled in Southern California and raised their family.
Many, many children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren later, Pete retired from his career of carpentry to pursue his hobbies: woodworking, masonry, gardening, and landscaping (among other things). In his later years he started crafting wooden ships by hand... beautiful intricate replicas of real ships.
We are so thankful for all the memories we have with Pete. This blog is dedicated to keeping some of those memories for future generations. He was a great man and will be sadly missed.
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- Trains and Tigers
- Nanny, Samantha, and Pete
- Pete, Amber, and Mondo
- Amber Announcement!
- Family
- Pete Gloria and Nanny
- Gina, Little Alex, Pete
- In the Warm Sun
- Amber's Baby Shower
- Amber & Pete
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- Gloria, Nanny, Barbara
- Making Ships
- Pete and Barb
- Pete and Barbara
- Pensive
- Hard Working
- Crafting Ships
- Deep in thought
- Home Town
- Happy Go Lucky
- Dance Partners
- More Ships
- First Ship
- Shipmaker
- Marty Paul and Pete
- Gina, Pete, Nanny
- Granddaughters
- Love Birds
- Nanny Gloria and Pete
- Happy Couple
- Farmer's Market
- Did You See That?
- Peaches
- Having to say goodbye
- True Love
- Pete and (young) JR.
- 1957
- 1953
- Pete & Danielle
- service
- Roots in Mexico
- Aloha
- Pete and Jr. July 2005
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