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Jeffrey Avila-Lopez

June 21, 1999 – October 8, 2023
Lived 24 years
Chestnut Grove Cemetery · Herndon, Virginia
Life story

Jeffrey was born in Fairfax Virginia June 21st, 1999. He grew up in Reston, Virginia and graduated from South Lakes High School. The son of Jessica Del Rocio Avila Lopez, Jeffrey was also raised by his grandmother Luz Maria Lopez De Avila (Mama Luz) and his grandfather, Guillermo Avila Martinez (Pops). To Jeffrey, his father was Guillermo, who raised him as his own son, ‘su nińo’. After graduating from high school, Jeffrey took on various jobs working in retail before finally working in the construction industry as a lead installer at Miller Paneling Specialties in their Virginia branch.

Jeffrey’s greatest joy was spending time with his family. Taking care of his mother, Mami, and Pops. He loved and lived for his siblings Michelle Luz Avila, Guillermo Andres Avila, Lesley Avila, and Luz Leila Avila, He was the world to his ‘nephews’ (Marco, Leo, & Julian) and ‘niece’ (Emilia) and the little brother to his uncles. He also enjoyed playing soccer and was a huge fan of MMA.

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1999
Born June 21
2007
Jeffrey was 8 when the first iPhone went on sale
2008
Jeffrey was 9 when Apple opened the App Store
2016
Jeffrey was 17 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2017
Jeffrey was 18 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Jeffrey was 23 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away October 8, age 24
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