EMILIO LOMELI WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1963, IN ZACUALCO DE TORRES, JALISCO. HE WAS RAISED BY SALVADOR LOMELI MORALES, AND HIS MOTHER ANGELINA MORALES. AT 16, HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, MARIA TERESA CORTEZ. AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF COURTSHIP, MARIA WAS READY TO SAY, " I DO " ON NOVEMBER 8, 1986.EMILIO CHERISHED HIS MARRIAGE FOR 38 WONDERFUL YEARS. THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE TOGETHER, THEY WELCOMED THREE CHILDREN: SALVADOR, SONIA, AND RICARDO. EMILIO'S LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY WAS IMMENSE; THEY WERE HIS EVERYTHING, AND HE DEMONSTRATED THAT DEVOTION EVERYDAY. HE ENJOYED WORKING ON CARS, FIXING THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE, AND DRIVING HIS WORK TRUCK ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FROM LONG BEACH. CHRISTMAS WAS HIS FAVORITE HOLIDAY, AND HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED DECORATING HIS HOME. EMILIO TOOK JOY IN PLAYING SANTA, ENCOURAGING THE FAMILY TO WRITE LETTERS TO SANTA EVERY YEAR. HE LIVED BY TWO GUIDING QUOTES: "UN FAVOR Y UNA MENTADA DE MADRE NO SE LE NIEGA A NADIE" AND "NEVER LET THE LEFT HAND KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT IS DOING." EMILIO LOMELI IS SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED WIFE MARIA TERESA LOMEL, AND HIS CHILDREN, SALVADOR, SONIA, AND RICARDO. HE TRULY WAS A REMARKABLE HUSBAND AND FATHER WHO WILL BE MISSED BEYOND WHAT WORDS CAN EXPRESS.