As you may or may not know , Jose Rodriguez  (Pepito) passed away last week . He attended Lennox High school . Below you will find a couple of pictures .here is the information on the funeral services .
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL PARK and MORTUARY
18255 S. Vermont Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
Saturday, January 20th
At 1:00 PM SHARP
We are asking for everyone to wear color instead of all black, as my dad always thought that all black attire at funerals just added more depression to the situation. Suits are also not necessary because my dad didn’t roll that way. He was all about comfort and made it clear that he wants everyone to be comfortable, and wearing color to celebrate his life. We will be having a 45 minute service and the burial will take place immediately after. Everyone who would like to attend is welcome. Thank you   
~Fernando Fergie Fernandez Class of 1983 From His Post January 16, 20018

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Our dearly beloved friend, father, husband and grandfather passed away in the hospital on Tuesday, January 9th after being resuscitated 4 times throughout the day, until his heart could no longer keep up. Jose went in back in September for a simple abdominal hernia procedure where they noticed an excessive amount of fluid in his abdomen. From that moment, Jose underwent multiple scans and various tests. He was diagnosed with "end stage" cirrhosis of the liver and was given 3-10 months to live.  Jose was put at the top of the transplant list because of the severity of his illness. Due to the holidays and flu epidemic, the hospitals were backed up and Jose's transplant was prolonged a few weeks.
This liver transplant was his only hope, but unfortunatley the arrangements to receive the transplant were a day too late. Jose passed away at the age of 54, leaving behind a wife, 4 kids and 3 beautiful grandaughters.

In 2004 Jose was diagnosed with stage 4, Nonhotchkins Lymphoma where he was only given 6 months to live. About a year later, he went into remission, only to then be diagnosed in 2012 with stage 4 Nonhotchkins Lymphoma, where he had to endure chemotherapy and radiation once again; beating it into remission in 2015 . Doctors said the liver disease was due to all the chemotherapy and radiation Jose had undergone throughout the years. This disease is something that had been going on for several years, but we were not aware of it till they did the hernial procedure on Jose in September.   ~From a posting on FaceBook