Salvador Cabrera Guillen

Salvador Cabrera Guillen, born on May 26, 1954, in Jacona, Michoacan, Mexico, passed away on October 7, 2021, at Watsonville Community Hospital, surrounded by his family.

Salvador immigrated to the United States on May 1, 1965, along with his parents and siblings. From a young age he and his family followed the fruit harvest seasons that included picking apples in Watsonville; apricots in Hollister; cherries in Gilroy, Stockton, The Dalles, Oregon, and Washington; pears in the Bay Area; peaches in Marysville, and many other places. He also worked for Dobbler & Sons for 23 years harvesting celery, cabbage, and lettuce in the Salinas Valley and Central Valley. He also worked with John Dragger as a ranch manager for 10 years.

In 1972, he married the love of his life Maria Socorro, and had seven children whom he loved. He spent his last years with his family and grandchildren. He enjoyed making his famous deep-fried chicken at family parties or just with family and friends on the weekends. He loved animals, and he enjoyed singing Pedro Infante, Antonio Aguilar, and Charro Avitia songs, which he shared with his children and grandchildren, but his real passion was riding and caring for horses.

Salvador is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Maria Socorro Amezcua de Cabrera, his beloved children, Mauro (Antoinette), Blanca Estela, Evaristo, Oscar, Salvador, Jr. (Jenny), Julio (Maria), and Viridiana (Josue). He also leaves behind his siblings, Josefina (Javier) Parra, Evangelina (Pedro) Gomez, Socorro (Isaias) Hernandez, Guillerma Cabrera, and Sergio (Francis) Cabrera.

Viewing and rosary will be held on Sunday, October 24th at the family home. Please call daughter Viridiana at (831) 319-2662 for details. Funeral mass will be at Valley Catholic Church, 2445 E. Lake Avenue on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10am. Mehl's Colonial Chapel has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Published in The Pajaronian · October 21, 2021