Don’t grieve for me for now I’m free,

I’m following the path God laid for me

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’ve found that peace at the close of day

If my parting has left a void,

Then fill it with remembered joy

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,

Ah yes, these things I too will miss

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,

I wish for you the sunshine of tomorrow

My life’s been full, I’ve savored much,

Good friends, good times, my loved one’s touch

If my time seemed all too brief,

Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief

Lift up your heart, rejoice with me,

God wanted me now, He set me free.

He will be remembered as a best husband, brother, uncle, brother in law, friend and compadre.

Mr. Mares is survived by his father, Julio Mares Espinoza, and is preceded in death by his mother, the late Elisa Mares.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 17 yrs. Cinthia Aparicio. Siblings Julissa (Wade) Wagner, Veronica (Bobby) Molina, Sergio Ivan (Patricia)

Mares, Efrain (Rubiana) Mares, brother in law Joel Ortega, sister in law Irma (Salvador) Guerrero, and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will greatly miss him.