Silicon Valley, CA—Today, the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV) announced this year’s La Familia Award. The Guel family of Sunnyvale will be honored at the 29th Annual Hispanic Foundation Ball on Saturday, October 20 at the Fairmont Hotel San Jose. The Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley annually recognizes an inspirational…
Leonardo entered into the life of Pablo and Carmen Guel on Nov 6, 1931. He passed away peacefully with his children on Sept. 22, 2011 at age 79. Leonardo is survived by 1 sister and 7 brothers. Father of Leonard, Robert, Victor, Juan, Connie Loredo,…
by her oldest Son, Miguel Vinaja: Ana was born on July 26, 1926 in Bayard, Nebraska, a mostly agricultural community. Deciding to go back to Mexico, her parents Pablo and Carmen Guel took Ana and 3 of her brothers from Nebraska to San Luis Potosi,…
~Carmen Vinaja-Esparza~ I want to thank all of my Guel family for being the best supporting, and loving family anybody can wish for. All of you are great. Love you guys. ~Marisol R. Esparza-Aguayo~ My Abuelo was a Great example to us. He raised 7…
Alicia Ceja Guel, known as Licha to family and friends, was born on July 6, 1929 in Nuevo Laredo – Tamaulipas, Mexico. What she lacked in her childhood of modern conveniences were more than made up for by her strong sense of family commitment taught…
Grandma Carmen’s parents, Rosendo Corrales and Teresa Otero were very much in love, so much so that they married against their parents’ wishes. From this great love, our grandmother, Carmen Corrales was born on June 19, 1910 in the town of Cosala , Sinaloa ,…
During the Mexican Revolution of 1910, la Familia Guel lived in the city of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The head of the family, Juan Guel, was drafted by the Federales, while his oldest son, Marciano Guel, was drafted by the Revolutionary Army. His wife, Simona,…
What kind of honor is it to receive an award for being ‘unsung heroes’ anyway? Every generation in my family has stood up for our values in the face of a volatile political climate. History repeats itself for Latinos in the United States. But we…
What a beautiful record to find today! Marriage certificate record for Ana & Panfilo Vinaja, 1942
Hey familia! We’ve combined several versions of the family tree from various people & need your help to be sure it’s accurate. Take a look! Here’s the live link. Email guelfamilyreunion@gmail.com if you have updates or edits! PLEASE NOTE: as you can imagine, this has…