This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one Robert Mendoza (Eddie) who was born in California on  January 30th 1943 and passed away on  September 23rd 2009 at the age of 66. We will remember him forever. He was and is still our Tata..

I wanted to take a minute to share with everyone a little about how i felt about my Tata and what i thought about the Person her was, He was a Man,.. A real Man! I sometimes make jokes that they dont make real men anymore. lol. but i think thats because noone can ever be the man he was. he was a man of respect. Not only did he give it when it was due, he deserved it back back 100%. He taught me to respect others and our selves. A person wasnt worth having in your life unless there was some respect. He was a hard working man. he worked and worked and worked, but usually enjoyed everymin of it. He did what ever it took to provide for all of us. he made sure we always had everything we needed and more.what ever it might have been at the time. He never let us go with out. He taught me that we have to work hard in life to get what we want. he said if you wanted it bad enough it wasnt impossable. He hated the word "Cant". He said when you work make sure it is something you like what you do or it isnt worth doing. He was a man of strength. There wasnt anything he couldnt do, get through, fight through, bribe through, or walk through. Sometimes i wonder if it was his strength or his stubborness. He was a stubborn man. but either way her was the strong both mentaly or physicaly. and in my eyes he was the strongest man in the world. he was a man of honesty. He said a man was no better than his words. he said dont speak unless you mean it and if you mean it you better be able to back it up. He took your words very seriously. it was almost as good as a contract writen in blood. he said you cant have respectfor someone who wasnt honest. And OH he had a temper.. he was a short tempered man. You didnt want to piss him off, if you ever have, you now know why! It uaually was his way or no way take it or leave it, most of us just took it, cause it wasnt worth leaving over. He was a man with good family values, very loyal to his family. he taught us to be good to each other and its ok to fight argue and disagree but always make up quickly. never stay mad at each other. and never go to bed with out making up before dawn. cause you will never know what could happen. he said we are family and we are all that we have. he didnt just say things he lived them... he kissed my meme everynight and always made up with her before bed. he was a man of love. he loved his family and wife with every peice of his heart. he used to say he love dus but he adored our meme. i have never seen a man love his wife and family so much. he never went a day with out showing that he loved us. i think thats what i will miss the most. His love, Big hugs, little kisses on my nose even the onry pulling of my long toes. i will miss our talks and the way we would sit up for hours... i would listen to his storied a thousand times over, even though i new them line by line.i never tired of them.lthere is going to be alot i will miss about my tata. but i know he is happy and where he needs to be. he is with the Lord Jesus, his mother and his wife... who will be watching over all of us now.so i will try not to be sad.

i love you tata please tell meme how much we have missed her every min sence she has left. i will miss you bothy forever and think of you everyday. i want to you both to come visit me in my dreams.. i'll be waiting

love your Jaybird!

Im Free

Dont grieve for me for now im free,

I'm following the path God laid you see.

I took his hand when I  heard him call,

I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,

to laugh, to love, to work or play,

tasks left undone must stay that way

I found peace at the close of the day.

if my parting has left a void, then

fill it with remembered joys.

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss.

oh yes these things I too will miss.

be not burrened by times of sorrow,

I wish you someshine of tomorrow.

my lifes been full, I've savored much,

Good friends, good times, I loved ones touch.

perhaps my time seemed all to breif,

dont lengthen it with undue grief.

Lift up your hearts and peace to thee,

God wanted me know, He set me Free.

Together Again

Remember our youth and the days that we shared,

Raising our children they knew that we cared.

Living our lives in a mutural trust,

Clinging to each other when the going was rough.

Blessings from heaven carried us through each day,

keeping us strong so our faith would not fade.

It seems like a long time since I've seen your sweet face,

Held your hand or kissed you goodnight.

Today is the day I'll be on my way.

To live with you in the heavenly light.

Together again with my dearest friend,

My sweetheart, My partner in Life.

Bring me a dove with strong wings and brave heart,

Reunite us this day...No longer apart.

Herats beating together, dancing on air.

Our reunion is finally here.

When we arrive in the heavens above,

Embrace me in your arms of comfort and love.

Carried to heaven on the wings of a dove,

Forever united with my one true love.

Carole A. Adams

He Walked on water

 He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck

He'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck

His teeth were gone but what the heck

I thought that he walked on water

Said he was a cowboy when he was young

Could handle a rope and he was good with a gun

And my momma's daddy was his oldest son

And I thought that he walked on water

If the story is told only heaven knows

But his hat seemed to me like an old halo

And though his wings they were never seen

I thought that he walked on water

He tied a cord to the end of a map

Said, "Son, here's a pony, keep her at a trot"

I'd ride in circles while he laughed a lot

Then I'd flop down beside him

He was ninety years old in '63

I loved him and he loved me

Lord I cried the day he died

Cause I thought that he walked on water.