A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive

2012 Calender Page 24, Tony Lopez

2021.005.024

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First calendar page for December 2012 written in English and Spanish at the bottom and the year on put on either side. Most of the page is dedicated to Tony Lopez and his life written by Linda Salinas-Thompson in September 2011. Text states: Tony Lopez was born in Penjamo, Mexico. He came to the United States when he was a young boy. Tony attended Lincoln and Irving Elementary Schools and went on to the 11th grade. He went on to work in the fields doing migrant farm labor work. Living in Riverside, he attended Saint Francis de Assisi Catholic Church, where he met Sarah Vasquez. They married in 1939 and were the proud parents of six children, Theresa, Anthony, Ramona, David, Monsignor Gerard Lopez, and the daughter they lost Patricia. Tony worked at Camp Hanna and went to woodshop classes during WWII. Tony retired as an engineer from building and producing machinery for the packing houses of the citrus industry. Tony coached baseball teams for many years, people still remember him for those giving days. He and Sarah have been married for over 70 years and stay very active with " The left image is Tony Lopez and his wife Sarah Vasquez posing with a child, the middle image is a later image of Lopez and wife, and most right picture is Lopez on his wedding day.

World War II
Citrus Fruit Industry

Citrus Packinghouse

St. Francis de Assisi Catholic Church of Riverside

Mexican American Stories and Interviews

Riverside (Calif.)
Riverside County (Calif.)
Inland Empire (Calif.)
Penjamo (Mexico)
Mexico

N/A

Unknown

1939, 2011, 2012

Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society (RCMAHS)

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English, Spanish