Angel Valdez

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:10 pm

With every death, a little bit of our history and culture dies.

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Angel Valdez, 83, of Bridgeport, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009, in Wheeling. He was born December 17, 1926, in Hepzibah, a son of the late Manuel Valdez, Sr. and Jospehine Villanueva Valdez.

He is survived by his wife Betty Valdez, whom he married on June 12, 1954. He is also survived by four sons, Angel Valdez, Jr. and his wife Tina of Kannapolis, NC; Micheal Valdez and his wife Sandy of Austin, TX; Richard Valdez of Bridgeport; and David Valdez and his wife, Deborah of Bridgeport; two daughters, Anita Valdez and her husband Allen of Nutter Fort; and Elizabeth Bennett and her husband Leroy of Baytown, TX; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; one brother, Manuel Valdez, Jr. of Fairfax, VA; and one sister, Florentina Provenzola of Buffalo, NY.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

Mr. Valdez graduated from Victory High School in 1944 and he worked for Union Carbide as an inspector, where he retired on December 31, 1988. Mr. Valdez was an avid baseball supporter, coaching youth baseball and he especially loved the Yankee’s. He never knew a stranger and was a good friend to many.

Friends will be received at Burnside Funeral Home, 607 S. Virginia Ave., Bridgeport, from 4-8 pm on Tuesday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at 10am at All Saints Catholic Church with Father Harry Cramer as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Burnside Funeral Home, Bridgeport

Ron Gonzalez · Post by **Ron Gonzalez** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:35 pm

I'm sadden to hear of the passing of Angel. I knew him for many years. It makes me proud to say, he was my friend. At one time there were many Asturians in Spelter but, with the passing of time, so do the Asturians. This is why we need to get someone to record our oral history so our foot print will not fade away. Angel (or Babe as I called him) was in the documentary AstruianUS. He did talk about growing up in a Spanish community. Just so you will know, four people in the film are no longer with us. We miss them all.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:43 pm

I am grateful that you and Luis Argeo preserved part of our history in the film.