Rosas Family Support: Funeral of Beloved Father

This GoFund Me is dedicated to Humberto Rosas and his loving family. We would like to ask for donations to help cover the cost of Humberto’s funeral expenses, as well as the expenses required to transport  him back to Mexico, honoring  his last wishes. Any additional donations will go to support his children’s education. Thank you - Young & Akilah (Organizers)

Estamos recaudando fondos en honor a Humberto Rosas y su querida familia. Estamos pidiendo donaciones para cubrir los costos funerarios de Humberto, incluyendo los costos para llevarlo de vuelta a su pueblo en Guerrero, Mexico, para cumplir con sus últimos deseos. Si hay donaciones restantes se utilizarán para la educación de sus hija/os. Muchas gracias - Young & Akilah, las organizadoras

From his family: Our beloved Humberto Rosas recently passed on March 16th, 2021, leaving behind his wife, Clara and his children, Kenia, Alfonso, Sandy, Dylan, and son-in-law, Juan.

De su familia: Nuestro querido Humberto falleció el 16 de marzo, 2021, dejando a su esposa, Clara, sus hija/os, Kenia, Alfonso, Sandy, Dylan, y yerno, Juan.

Humberto was a caring husband, a humble, hard-working role model and a loving, dedicated father. His family was his world. He worked long hours, building and finishing furniture - a job he loved. When he wasn’t working, he would spend his day-off helping his wife with her catering business. He worked tirelessly to give his family a better life and to support his children’s educational goals. His greatest motivation was to offer his children the opportunities that he was not given. 

Humberto fue un esposo, cariñoso, siempre dando el ejemplo de humildad y trabajo, y padre amoroso dedicado a sus hija/os. Su familia era su mundo. Trabajaba largas horas haciendo muebles- trabajo que amaba. Cuando no estaba trabajando pasaba su día libre ayudando a su esposa con su negocio de catering. Trabajaba sin cansar para darle a su familia una vida mejor y apoyar a sus hija/os con sus metas educativas. Su mayor motivación era ofrecerle a sus hija/os las oportunidades que el no había tenido.

With Humberto’s continued encouragement, his eldest daughter, Kenia, graduated college and completed her masters in social work. She is now a Medical Social Worker, and works with children who are being treated for cancer. His older son, Alfonso, is a year away from graduating from college while his younger daughter, Sandy, has kept a high grade point average and is finishing her junior year of high school. Dylan, Humberto’s youngest, just started kindergarten and is eagerly following in his siblings’ footsteps. For Humberto, seeing his children succeed in school filled him with pride and joy.

Con el constante apoyo de Humberto, su hija mayor, Kenia, se graduó de college y completó su maestría en trabajo social. Ahora ella es Trabajadora Social Médica y trabaja con niña/os que están recibiendo tratamiento para cancer. A su hijo mayor, Alfonso, le resta un año para terminar el college, mientras que su hija menor, Sandy, mantiene altas calificaciones y está terminando el grado 11 de la secundaria. Dylan, el menor de Humberto, recién empieza el kinder y sigue los pasos de sus hermana/os mayores con ansias. Ver el éxito de sus hija/os en sus estudios le llenaba de orgullo y alegría a Humberto. 

Humberto was happiest when he was with his family and cherished every opportunity to celebrate them - birthdays, baptisms, graduations, quinceaneras, and last fall, Kenia and Juan’s wedding. Additionally, in 2020, he finally returned to his hometown and reunited with his 98-year-old mother in Mexico for the first time in over 20 years. He had so many future plans for his family and so much to live for.

La mayor felicidad de Humberto era estar con su familia y disfrutaba de cada oportunidad de celebrarles - cumpleaños, bautizos, graduaciones, quinceañeras y el año pasado, el casamiento de Kenia y Juan. Afortunadamente en el 2020, por fin pudo regresar a su pueblo natal a reencontrarse con sus mamá de 98 años por primera vez en más de 20 años. Humberto tenía tantos planes futuros con su familia y tanto por que vivir.

In February 2021, Humberto tested positive for COVID-19. He was rushed to the hospital by ambulance, where he spent over a month in intensive care, fighting for his life. On March 15th, 2021, Humberto suffered a heart attack and further complications brought on by COVID-19. He passed away on March 16, 2021 at the age of 51, just nine days before his birthday. We are all devastated by his sudden passing.

En febrero 2021, Humberto salió positivo al COVID-19. Fue llevado en ambulancia al hospital donde pasó más de un mes en cuidados intensivos luchando por su vida. El 15 de marzo, 2021, Humberto tuvo un ataque al corazón y más complicaciones del COVID-19. Falleció el 16 de marzo, 2021 a los 51 años, a penas 9 días antes de su cumpleaños. Estamos completamente destrozada/os por su repentina muerte.

Currently, Humberto’s family is arranging services in the Bay Area for local relatives and close friends, prior to taking him home to Mexico, to be buried next to his late father and brother, as he requested.

La familia de Humberto está arreglando servicios funerales en el Área de la Bahía para familiares y amistades cercanas antes de regresarlo a su pueblo natal en Guerrero para enterrarlo junto a su papá y su hermano como él lo pidió.

As prayer continues to be a source of comfort and healing for Humberto’s family, we ask that you keep his loved ones in your prayers. We express our deepest gratitude for all the prayers and support extended to the Rosas family. 

La oración sigue siendo una fuente de consuelo y curación para la familia de Humberto así que les pedimos que sigan orando por su querida familia. Estamos profundamente agradecida/os por las oraciones y el apoyo recibido por la familia Rosas.