Obituary of Emilio Andres Herrera-Gardea

January 5, 2025

A prince's tale
Emilio was born on May 27, 1987 in Visalia, CA. Before Emilio could talk he was screaming and pointing for things. Once he could talk at the ripe age of 3, there was no stopping his mouth from going a hundred miles a minute. He always wanted to do things--amusement parks, McDonalds playhouse, drive, go to parks, be in nature, ride his bike, swim, anything he could imagine he would ask to do. Emilio's favorite 3 questions were: 1. Are we there yet? 2. Can we go? 3. Why?." Emilio made friends wherever he would go with his magnetic personality. He always did well in school and would only get in trouble for talking--obviously. Emilio went to middle school and high school in Lindsay and earned an Associate's at Porterville Community College where our parents worked. He could not wait to leave the Central Valley and transferred to UC San Diego and earned his BA in English. He made a lively life for himself in San Diego with different friends from everywhere, there was no slowing the guy down once he left home. Only thing that ever slowed him down was money--so he went on to pursue a Bachelor's in Nursing and became a Registered Nurse. Emilio had been a nurse at a young age with helping our tia Josie through her cancer care. Emilio had 2 main modes: making fun of you or helping you while rolling his eyes. Emilio moved to New York 4 years ago and had even more best times of his life. My brother was about having fun, love, and connection. The takeaways Emilio would want you all to have are life is too short to not enjoy it, so find adventure and humor wherever you can.

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