Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....ARROYAVE , Jimmy  April 15 2004
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"Winters Express," Thursday, May 6, 2004, pp. A-1, A-3 
Jimmy Arroyave

Flags flown in honor of soldier

By Debra LoGuercio, Express editor

The local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars posted American flags along
Railroad Avenue and Main Street on the morning of April 29 to honor staff Sgt.
Jimmy Arroyave of Woodland, who was buried at the Winters Cemetery that morning.

A member of the U.S. Marine Corps, Arroyave, 30, was killed in Iraq on April 15,
leaving behind a wife, Rachelle, and their children Vanessa, 6, and Natalia, 2.
 The couple was expecting a third child.  Arroyave also has another daughter,
Katie, 11.  He is also survived by his mother, Carmeza Brennan of Woodland. 
Although Arroyave was not a Winters resident, he has relatives who reside in
Winters.

Arroyave's death was due to a noncombat-related vehicle accident northeast of Ar
Ramdi, Iraq.  He was assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton. He joined the Marine Corps in 1993
when he was 19 years old, planning to have a military career.

Woodland Mayor Matt Rexroad, also a Marine, has established a memorial fund in
Arroyave's name.  Rexroad has taken personal responsibility for acting as
trustee of the account, to ensure that the money is divided equally between
Arroyave’s children.  Anyone wishing to contribute to the account can make a
donation to The Jimmy Arroyave Memorial Fund, River City Bank, 199 Main Street,
Woodland, CA 95695.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "Winters Express," 312 Railroad Ave.,
Winters, CA 95694.  

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