In memory of

Manuel "Little" Andrez Ayala

Berkeley, CA

April 17, 1968 - October 20, 2021

Apr 17, 1968 - Oct 20, 2021

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In memory of

Manuel "Little" Andrez Ayala

Passed

October 20, 2021
Born

April 17, 1968
Resided

Berkeley, CA

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Dear All,

We would like to add a couple of notes…

After Mom passed away, Little became the keeper of most of our family pictures, home movies and my mom’s costume jewelry collage. Somewhere along the line, those items were left behind in an unknown location or locations. If anybody has any idea or clue of where any of those belongings might be, we would appreciate the information. I will post a picture of the costume jewelry collage. (It doesn't look like I can add a picture of the collage, but it can be seen on Facebook.) Mom won it in a raffle at St. Ambrose Church and although it has no monetary value it was one of her prized possessions and is of great sentimental value to the family.

The other note/request, is although many of us have been vaccinated, some have not been, so we are asking for everyone to please continue to practice social distancing and mask wearing.

Thank you!

Updates

Update from Nov. 4, 2021

To all of Little's and our friends and family; since Boobie and Eme "don't do Facebook," I told them I would be posting a Thank you on Facebook and Boobie responded with the following message: "Please post a HUGE THANK YOU for filling our empty hearts with so much love yesterday. The outpouring of love and all of the contributions were overwhelming ♥️💔" I could not have worded it any better (so I just copied and pasted).
It was so difficult to refrain from hugging all of you and I did break down and so did Boobie at some point because there is nothing more comforting than a big giant hug. The caring and affection that was in the air yesterday truly helped fill our empty hearts. Thank you Larry Reyna Sr for the pictures you have already posted and if anybody has any that they would like to share from yesterday's memorial please do so. They will be most treasured.
An update on Little's interment. So sorry for the late notice, but we can finally bury Little on Friday, November 5, 2021. Instead of a procession, we will be gathering at Mountain View Cemetery at the Ayala Family Plot to be there to welcome and greet him on his final earthly trip. November 5, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
Again, your kindness, compassion and contributions have gone a long way to healing our hearts. P.S. The cellophane created strange reflections on this board, but we promise to scan the originals and share them with you as best we can. "Love You Late!" (A "Littleism," definitely without the R.)😀

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Manuel “Little” Ayala was born in San Francisco on April 17, 1968 to José Azael and María del Refugio Ayala. His bright smile was taken from this earth on October 20, 2021 at the age of 53 in his hometown of Berkeley, California. His smile, charisma and infectious laugh were well known around town. Little was also very caring and generous to the point of giving to others even when he had very little himself. …

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