Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Tayaba, Jr. , Theodorico (Ted)    July 20, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Tayaba Jr., Theodorico (Ted)     
1942 - 2005 
 
Theodorico Tayaba, Jr. (Ted) 
Services: Tues., July 26, 10 a.m. 

Ted courageously fought and lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 20, 
2005, in Tulare, California. He was born on January 25, 1942 in Fullerton, CA 
to Georgianna and Teodorico Tayaba, Sr. As a child he was raised by both 
parents and his uncle, Dalmacio Tayaba. He attended schools in the Fullerton 
and Southern California areas. Ted began working at an early age in 
agriculture. He lived in Delano, Pixley and the Coachella areas for many 
years. Ted owned and operated his own trucking business: Tayaba Trucking and 
Native Pride Transport for over 30 years. And was also a past supervisor for 
Tudor Ranch in Mecca, California for many years. Ted was married for over 42 
years to the love of his life, his devoted wife Lucille. Together they raised 
five daughters. He loved his family dearly and was a proud father, grandfather 
and great-grandfather. He was a wonderful kind hard working man who enjoyed 
driving his truck up and down California. Ted made many friends wherever he 
went. There wasn't a town in California that he didnt know at least one person 
who lived there. He was friendly, intelligent, wise, and loved to tell jokes 
and a great story teller of his life on the road. He had many friends and 
family members in Northern, Central and Southern California whom he loved to 
drop in on. His family and his friends loved him dearly. He is preceded in 
death by his father, Teodorico Tayaba, Sr. and his uncle, Dalmacio Tayaba. He 
is survived by his wife, Lucille; daughters, Sally Blagg of Tulare, Melanie 
Harper, Indio, Yolanda Tayaba, Delano, Amanda Tayaba, Indio and Leilani 
Tayaba, Shingle Springs. His grandchildren, Anneke Leahy, Tulare, Antonio 
Esquivel, Delano, Ronnie and Chad Harper, Adrianna Tayaba and David Ochoa, 
Jr., all of Indio, CA; great-granddaughters, Victoria and Madison Leahy, both 
of Tulare; his mother, Georgianna Gomez of Shingle Springs; brothers, Ambrose 
and Steve Tayaba both of Shingle Springs; sisters, Patricia Cuellar, Visalia, 
Lorraine Tabaya, Shingle Springs, Nonie Villanueva, Upland and Rosemary Tayaba 
and Georgianna Gomez, Shingle Springs. Viewing begins Monday, July 25, 2005, 
from 3-8 p.m., in the Parkview Mortuary Chapel. Funeral services will be held 
Tuesday, July 26, at Family Life Worship Center, 501 W. Perkins, McFarland, 
CA, with interment to follow at North Kern Cemetery District, in Delano, CA. 

Parkview Mortuary 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 7/23/2005.  


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