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SANGER HERALD 6A THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018
Young community service volunteers are recognized by the City of Sanger
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Young community service volunteers received words of praise and certificates of appreciation from mayor Frank Gonzalez at the May 3 city council meeting. During a Youth Appreciation Recognition presentation Gonzalez ticked off some of the accomplishments: Alexys Guevara helped with the Business Interest Survey; Nikki Sandoval helped with the Community Garden; Matthew Victor Ibarra helped initiate a policy change regarding non-profit groups and resulted in an ordinance called the “Matthew Protects Ordinance;" Aria Delgado played beautiful music during the Women’s History Month Reception at City Hall; Jackelyn Segura volunteered at the animal shelter; and volunteers with SAM Academy have acted as mentors in the arts and sciences. They have also assisted at special events including the summer, winter, and spring camps and they were involved with the Photo Voice Project. Back row, L-R, Julian Navarrete, Abraham Tejeda, Angelina Gonzalez, Cristal Meza, Jose Almeida, Michaelangelo Gonzalez, Christopher Gonzalez and SAM Academy CEO Jerry Valadez. Front row: Mia Rose Kayaian, Millie Chavez, Aria Delgado, Ashley Neri, Abril Baez and Matthew Victor Ibarra.
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From 1965 to 1983, he
service that returning sol- diers could perform for their communities as veterans and he engaged at every opportu- nity,” Regina said.
“He especially loved
what the California veterans homes do for veterans,” she added. “Our family saw first- hand how the homes are a wonderful way for a commu- nity to show its appreciation to the men and women who served our nation. We are
so grateful to the Yountville and Fresno homes for the love and care they showed our dad. I wish there was a veterans home in every city in the state.”
In the six decades since Uribes served as its first commander, the Sanger AMVETS Color Guard has served many military funer- als and Memorial Day ser- vices. The veterans continue to do so to this day including for its founding commander next week where, under present Commander George Willhoite and Color Guard Captain Ralph Davila, Post 98 will provide a sentry to stand guard at Mr. Uribes’ casket during Rosary services May 15 as well as during the funeral Mass May 16. The post firing squad will provide a 21-gun salute at St. Peter’s
workedfor Self-HelpEn- terprises, anownationally- recognized community development organization working with low-income families to build and sustain healthy homes and communi- ties, firstasaconstruction superintendent and later as director.
His daughter, Regina Uribes, said her father “had expressed that the most re- warding part of what became his life’s work was handing over the keys to families during grand openings after a block of homes was com- pleted and seeing their joy of not only owning a new home they built with their own hands, but a new life with promising opportunities.”
After Self Help, he worked for Presidio Savings in Porterville as construction superintendent until his full retirement in 1992.
As a finish carpenter, he built and installed custom cabinets for many homeown- ers through Uribes Cabinets with a shop first near CALHO on Academy Avenue and later on North Avenue.
In the 1960s, he helped with the community effort
to build St. Mary’s Hall in Sanger and in the early 1970s he built cabinets for St. John’s Parish Singleton Hall, across from the cathedral where his funeral Mass will be held.
In the early 1960s, Uribes was appointed to serve on Sanger's Redevelopment Agency and he served on the Fresno County Housing and Community Development Citizens Advisory Commit- tee in 1976-77. He was also active in Boy Scout activities.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Uribes were appointed to the Sanger Health Commission in the early 1950s and were active in St. Mary’s Catholic Church and other civic activities.
They were also supportive of their children’s activi- ties, raising them to take an interest in their community
– including participating in or attending many AMVETS functions.
After leaving military service, Uribes was a mem- ber of the VFW Post 8900 in Fresno andtheAmerican Legion Post in Sanger. He
and several World War II and Korean War compa- dres formed Sanger's Latin AMVETS Post 98 which
was chartered Aug. 22,
1952 with 23 members who elected Uribes as the post’s founding commander. A few years later, the post dropped "Latin” from its name.
The Sanger AMVETS was initially formed as a color guard and firing squad to provide full military honors for local soldiers killed in the Korean War and for veterans in general since. The post also conducted food drives annually, built floats for Sanger parades, served up its famous AMVETS tacos at the Sanger Grape Bowl Festival every year and many other community service activities.
One project was the donation of television sets
to veterans at the California Veterans Home in Yountville. It was during the delivery
of these donations that Mr. Uribes decided he would retire at the home, said his daughter.
“My father was proud not only of his military service for his nation, but also of the
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Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest with Mrs. Uribes who was interred in Decem- ber of 1983.
Also participating in Uribes’ military services will be two grandsons who are currently in active service, Commander Raul Mejorado, Jr. (U.S. Navy) and Master Sergeant Patrick Uribes, Jr. (U.S. Air Force).
In addition to his wife Carmen and parents, Zac- arias and Dominga Uribes, Mr. Uribes was preceded in death by siblings Seferino, Grace Rubio, Pete, Dario, Margaret Bowen, Lucille Flores, Alma Lozano and Greg; and grandson Zacarias Uribes III.
He is survived by his five children Regina Uribes; Ray Uribes; Tom Uribes and An- drea Arguijo; Marty Uribes
Yanez and Robert Yanez; and Pat Uribes and Katherine Avalos Uribes. He is also sur- vived by 11 grandchildren, 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A viewing will be from 4-7 p.m. at Whitehurst Sul- livan Burns & Blair Funeral Home in Fresno with recita- tion of the Holy Rosary at 7 p.m. followed by comments and final visitation at 7:30 p.m. (1525 E. Saginaw).
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at St Johns Fresno - Diocese of Fresno (2814 Mariposa St.) Interment with full military honors follows at St. Peter's Cemetery, Fresno (264 N Blythe Ave.).
In lieu of flowers, dona- tions may be made to the Zack Uribes Memorial Schol-
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