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In memory of
Jose "Joe" Arturo Mendoza
July 12, 1937 - November 4, 2025
Jul 12, 1937 - Nov 4, 2025
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1937
Born
July 12th, 1937
1955
Graduated from high school
1955
Abraham Lincoln High School, North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
Aug 4, 1955 – Jul 16, 1959: California Army National Guard, 40th Quartermaster Battalion, Truck Driver MOS.
1955
1959
Jul 16, 1959 – Jun 11, 1964: Continued service as the unit converted to the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort MacArthur (later Los Angeles AFS).
1959
1960
Early 1960s: Did not deploy with the unit when it prepared for Saigon.
1960
1961
Met Theresa Mendoza
1961
1964
Post-1964: Studied civil engineering at Los Angeles City College.
1964
Los Angeles, CA
1965
Mid-1960s: Hired by Jacob and Parsons as a project engineer supporting U.S. Navy work.
1965
1966
Jun 10, 1966: Reassigned to Saigon when Parsons’ project shifted and the DoN converted the team to Navy engineers
1966
Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
1967
1967: Terry, Elena, and Julia joined him in Saigon.
1967
Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
1971
Jun 9, 1971: Family returned to Los Angeles.
1971
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Passed away
November 4th, 2025
Auburn, CA
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Please consider a gift to Hispanic Heritage Foundation.
$100.00
Raised by 1 person
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In lieu of flowers
Please consider a gift to Hispanic Heritage Foundation.
$100.00
Raised by 1 person
Recent contributors
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Sheridan Vasconi (Joe's granddaughter).
