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Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Olvera

Forever In Our Hearts

Mr. & Mrs. Olvera

January 9, 1934

Montecito Memorial Park · Colton, Ca

The Olvera family would like to share a scripture that Jesse lived by…. "The Whole Armor of God" Ephesians 6:10-17 NIV. The Olvera family would also like to share one of Maria's favorite scriptures....‭"Gods Shield of Protection" Psalms 91:1-16 NIV‬

Life story

Jesse F. Olvera was born in Jerome, AZ on January 9th, 1934 to Jesus & Enedina Olvera. Jesse went home to be with the Lord on his 90th birthday, January 9, 2024.

Henriqueta (Maria) Quiñones Olvera was born in Calipatria, CA on July 3, 1930, to Alfonso & Flora Quiñones. Maria went home to be with the Lord and her "Amor Eterno" on May 14, 2024.

Jesse & Maria were married for 70 years. They have 5 children, Debbie Nordyke, Richard Olvera Sr., Olivia Mendoza, Betty Ramos & Jessica Villegas. They have 28 grandkids, 57 great grandkids, 13 great, great grandkids and 2 on the way. They will be forever in our hearts and missed dearly.

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1934

Born January 9

1939

Mr. was 5 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters

1942

Mr. was 8 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"

1951

Mr. was 17 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS

1953

Married

1964

Mr. was 30 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show

1974

Mr. was 40 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency

1978

25th

1989

Mr. was 55 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series

1998

Mr. was 64 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America

2003

50th

2004

Mr. was 70 when Facebook was launched

2011

Ordained as a pastor

2015

Mr. was 81 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway

2022

Mr. was 88 when ChatGPT was released to the public

2023

70th

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