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Delia Camacho-Garcia lit a candle
Monday, December 16, 2019
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To all the family, so sorry for your loss. I met Mike around 1983 when I became friends with Coty his step daughter. He always made me feel welcomed in his home. Such a sweet man...May he rest in peace.-Delia Camacho-Garcia
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Coty Melguizo Cateora Posted Dec 29, 2019 at 10:08 PM
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Laura and Richard Harse posted a symbolic gesture
Monday, December 16, 2019
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Our fondest memory of Mike and Coty, was when they literally "saved us" during our son's homecoming 25 years ago.
Our sincere condolences to the Cateora family. May you find strength in the memories that you cherish.
Laura and Richard Harse
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Cindy Elizondo lit a candle
Sunday, December 15, 2019
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I will never forget that Tio Mike would make the best jumbo shrimp. He always had a funny story to tell and we will all miss him dearly ❤️
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Mussettesalazar@yahoo.com posted a symbolic gesture
Sunday, December 15, 2019
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I attended Derry elementary with mike since 5th grade and some how always ended up in the same class through out high school. He was the nicest most polite and considerate guy I knew just recently he did the granite work on my kitchen and we talk for hours about high school I will miss him in that alley where I saw him every day. My condolences to the family Mussette Salazar.
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Sofia Martinez lit a candle
Sunday, December 15, 2019
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Estimada Coty la Familia Martinez Muguerza nos unimos en oracion por el descanso Eterno de tu papa y le pedimos a Dios les de Paz y tranquilidad en su corazon. Descanse en Paz! Asi sea
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MarylouHuerta posted a condolence
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Mr. Cateora was always very cordial.♡
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Jesus & Maria Barrera lit a candle
Saturday, December 14, 2019
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Our most sincere condolences to the Cateora Family. May God give you strength and grant you peace in this sorrow time. He was a good friend and excellent person. Sincerely from all of us at Mary and J. Bait Shop.
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Michael knox purchased flowers
Saturday, December 14, 2019
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Reciban nuestro ms sincero pesame. Los queremos mucho. . MIKE, KARLA Y ZARA KNOX
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Randy Algoe posted a symbolic gesture
Saturday, December 14, 2019
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Mike and his brother Rex have been friends of mine since I was a kid. I grew up as a commercial diver under my Dad's watchful eye, and in doing so I spent a lot of my youth on the shrimp boat docks, including the Cateora's. When I moved to L.A. in 1985 I lost contact with many of my friends, but upon my return it was as if no time had passed at all... When I brought my Dad back to PI earlier this year due to his failing health I was starting a new venture to do a documentary about my Dad and his partners and the history of SPI and PI. Over the years Mike had developed a lot of the same sense of appreciation of our shared history as I had, so it was only natural for us to gravitate back together and develop the documentary together. Mike had an overwhelming knowledge of historical facts that I depended on so much that I got him to agree to be interviewed for the show and thereby be an intricate part of it. I can't even begin to express the depth of our conversations of our shared interests in such.
Over the last several months I would stop by his house at least once a week to pick his brain on new details I had questions on and we'd follow those rabbit holes til I was overwhelmed with new story detail possibilities and could absorb no more. Much to my delight he was eager to share all the knowledge he could pump out of that great mental library of his. He was at the same time one of the kindest and most helpful men you could ever meet. He never asked for anything in return either, but with the release of the documentary, I planned to give him a new boost of youthful jubilance by his participation that I hoped would escalate his presence and community acknowledgment and as far and wide as the film could reach. And now with his passing, I'm not only heartbroken for our collective loss of such a great man, but I'm heartbroken for the notoriety he deserved and will now never realize. But I promise you Mike, that I will still do my best to preserve your memory in this film for all time. Even when you are not the one on camera, your kids and grandkids can have solace that your passion and knowledge will live on as part of this film, because without the knowledge that you bestowed upon me through this process, the project would not be what it will end up being. Rest well my friend, for we shall meet again and rejoice.
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Denise Dunn uploaded photo(s)
Friday, December 13, 2019
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No words can express my sadness. Those special memories of you will always bring a smile to my face. Rest In Peace, my friend.
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Lourdes Garcia de Medrano y familia purchased flowers
Friday, December 13, 2019
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Coty, Lo sentimos muchisimo. Cuentas conmigo para lo que necesites!
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Reta Durham lit a candle
Friday, December 13, 2019
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My most sincere condolences and prayers go out to the Cateora family. “know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.”
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The family of Michael L. Cateora uploaded a photo
Friday, December 13, 2019
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