Category Archives: Joy in Jag

August 12, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Today would have been Jaguar’s 29th birthday on earth. Instead he now dwells in a place where time does not exist. Where his body will never grow old and his strength will never leave him. Where sorrow and tears are but a thing of the past. Where separation from yourContinue reading “Jag’s 29th Birthday in Heaven on Earth”

August 10, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Jaguar Birthday Memorial #10‘A Father and his Son’Gabriel Apollo was Jaguar’s first born. Gabby picked his first name and Jaguar picked his middle name. Jag chose not to give him the name Jaguar because he said there could only be one Jaguar in the family. As his only son, GabrielContinue reading “Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #10”

August 9, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Jaguar Birthday Memorial #9‘Journey to the Top’Throughout Jaguar’s childhood, he looked forward to joining the Marines after high school just like his father. However, it was the Army that pursued him first and Jaguar felt it was the right decision for him. His passion was to be an infantry rifleman,Continue reading “Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #9”

August 8, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #8‘A Hero’s Hero’One of Jaguar’s heroes was his great grandpa Thomas Ortiz. Grandpa served in WWII in the Normandy Campaign, and was MIA and a POW in occupied German territory. Grandpa, along with other POWs, were liberated by the Russian army. He had been wounded in theContinue reading “Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #8”

August 7, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Jaguar Birthday Memorial #7‘Hahahahaha Goes the Jaguar’Jaguar had a sense of humor. He laughed at the silliest of things and his laughter is something we will never forget about him. These were some of the things that tickled his funny bone and that I remember most.*My husband Javier had thisContinue reading “Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #7”

August 5, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #5‘Warrior Bride’Jaguar is truly Gabby’s forever love and soulmate. Since his passing, she’s been asked frequently if she’ll remarry someday. The mere suggestion of this is hurtful to her in light of the husband and father he was. His gentle and calm spirit balanced Gabby’s more emotionalContinue reading “Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #5”

August 4, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #4‘It’s Not That Bad’A few years ago, for my birthday in October, Javier surprised me with a Mercedes. Never before had I had such a nice car and we made great efforts to take care of it – covering it, parking it away from other cars, backingContinue reading “Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #4”

August 3, 2020Author: Sylvia Gutierrez Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #3A Sight to RememberIf you happened to attend Jaguar’s memorial service or watched it online, you might remember several references made about Jaguar’s shorts. For instance, when Derek, Jag’s childhood best friend recalled, “There’s a guy over there with some really short shorts . . . ohContinue reading “Jaguar’s Birthday Memorial #3”