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Portrait of Jose Luis Duran
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Jose Luis Duran

December 20, 1941 – October 19, 2021
Lived 79 years
Shafter, Ca
Life story

Jose “Luis” Duran husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend peacefully passed away on October 19, 2021 with his wife Emma and family by his side.

Luis was born in Jalpa, Zacatecas Mexico on December 20, 1941 to father Martin and mother Ignacia. He was a self-made business man who owned and operated both a catering business in the 80’s & 90’s and later owned and operated a produce business. His love for baseball and the Los Angeles Dodgers was profound until his very last day. He is and will always be remembered as a kind friend, funny, warm and generous husband, father and grandfather, who was social with everyone no matter the age or gender. He is known as the man who everyone loved to be around.

Luis is survived by his wife Emma Duran of 63 years; his eight children, Maria Elena Slepicka, Gloria Duran Nava, Monica Solache, Rebecca Duran, Patricia Duran, Anna Duran, Luis Martin Duran and Elvira Martinez; 23 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

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1941
Born December 20
1949
Jose was 8 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1955
Jose was 14 when Disneyland opened
1969
Jose was 28 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1971
Jose was 30 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Jose was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
Jose was 57 when Google was founded
2001
Jose was 60 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Jose was 69 when Instagram was launched
2020
Jose was 79 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away October 19, age 79
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