"Ishmael I miss you so much! Nothing is the same without you son. I can't wait to see you, dance across the heavenly floors, smile and hear your laugh!!!! Of how I miss you laugh so much!! Not as much as I miss your hugs. And I miss you telling me that you love me but I read our messages, and look at your pictures, and I'm bettering myself so that I'm able to join you and God in heaven. I'm trying more than I've ever tried because ish, I need to feel you hug me again! I hope that you remember me! Because my greatest blessing in my whole life was being your mom! Thank you Father God for allowing me to be my son's mom!!!!"
In loving memory of
Ishmael Joseph Escalante
October 8, 1990 - December 7, 2014
Ishmael Joseph Escalante, a resident of Dos Palos, California suddenly passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 in Merced. He was 24.
Ishmael was born October 8, 1990 in Los Banos the son of Christina Marie Escalante.
Ishmael graduated from the Dos Palos High School. He was very close to his uncles and aunt by marriage; Abel, Jesus and Maria. Ish was raised like a brother to his uncles and aunts. Ishmael loved monkeys, superheroes, music and dancing. He walked into the door dancing and he will leave dancing the night away. Ishmael was a great dancer and choreographer. He was like a giant teddy bear, always giving big bear hugs, sweet and polite to all. His favorite color was purple. He had many friends who loved him like family so he will be greatly missed and remembered by his family and friends.
He is survived by his mother; Christina Escalante, Grandma (Mom) Patti and her husband Vidal Ramirez, who raised him like a son, aunts; Priscilla, Deanna and Shaleka Escalante, uncles; Rudy and Rene Escalante and Christopher Tatarakis, grandfather; Loy Escalante, great grandmothers, great aunts and uncles, cousins who he was incredibly close, many family and friends. He will live forever in our hearts. Dance in heaven forever beautiful son.
A visitation will be held Friday, December 19, 2014 at 11am at Whitehurst Funeral Chapel of Dos Palos followed by the Funeral Service at 1pm. Burial will follow at Dos Palos Cemetery District. Services are entrusted to Whitehurst Funeral Chapel-Dos Palos.
Tributes
"Ishmael Joseph Escalante my sweet child of mine I love you and miss you like no one can imagine I think of you everyday. Nothing is the same without you my sweet sweet child!!!!"
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"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"I love you son"
"I miss you so much Ish. ~Priscilla *Welba* Escalante"
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Ish I miss you! I know ive told you that before, after not seeing you for a couple weeks, but now i know what "Missing you" really is. I miss everything about having you around. I miss staying up all night singing with you and talking and telling jokes and laughing for the dumbest things. I miss sitting at the table with you and my kiddos making arts and crafts listening to pandora singing and talking about what the songs remind us of. I wanna wake up in the middle of the night to your grizzly snore. I wanna challenge you to a game of pool even though i know im gunna lose. I miss getting them txts, I miss watching wwe with you or filling you in with the details when you'd miss it. I miss hugging you, but more so i miss you hugging me. You're my first born nephew. The first boy to steal my heart. And the 2nd to leave such a huge emptiness. I find comfort knowing you asked the Lord in to your heart. Happy 1 mo Angelversary! I still love you And I will miss you forever!! Love you always "Welba" aka Priscilla"
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Miss my baby"
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Miss you"
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"I miss you so much Ishmael. . . . ."
"Lit a candle in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"I remember the day my parents brought him & his mom home from the hospital. I was an aunt at 10 yrs old. So excited and couldn't wait to hold him. I loved hi the moment I laid eyes on him....Through the years we were privileged to have created so many memories growing up together. I miss him so much already. Life will never be the same without you Ish. I love you & thank God for the time he lent you to us."
"It's been almost 6 years now...the pain is still there. The memories of that dreadful day are still there. The memories of the days leading up to it are unbearable. All i keep thinking of is all the things we could have done to keep you from being at that place on that day at that time. The memories of how we found out haunt me; seeing my mom wipe the tears from her face as she tried to pull herself together enough to tell my dad why she was crying, sitting at the dinner table watching my brother and sisters all begin to fall apart as it hit them that you were actually gone, the fog, the night we all watched the news announce your name. Seeing everybody fall apart as we began to mourn as a family. To be honest, knowing this family, we're probably all just suppressing the pain as much as possible to somehow convince ourselves that this still isn't real. We all love you so much, we just didn't know how to express that love. You didn't deserve the life you lived but i know you're in the best place possible for now, gods memory. That gives me so much hope for your coming life, get your own place, your own land, finally marry that cute chinita u liked, have some adorable little babies running around some day in the new paradise. Can't wait for the day."
"Ish, i miss u and love you so much. i hate having to live without you. hope 2 c u again one day. "
"Ishmael mijo I love you so much I don't know his to go on without you. I don't even want to. I miss you so much I can't wait to see you, hug you,kiss you, and squeeze you son I love you so much!!!! See you soon! "
"I Love And Miss You Ish. Just thinking about you."
"I love you"
"Miss you so much Ish "
"Love you son your the bestest son and I thank God he blessed me by letting me be your mom I'm so proud of you I love you with all my heart"
"Sent a gift in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"I love you son and miss you so much"
"I love you Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"You are my sunshine, my lovely sunshine, you make me happy ,when I am sad, you are my sunshine, my lovely suunnshine, well someone took mmyy sunshine away. love you ish "
"ish is now an angel"
"Oh your so sweet you know ish loved you so much mijo"
"I miss your bear hugs!!"
"love you ish I miss and love you. LOTS!"
"Sent a gift in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Sent a gift in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Sent a gift in memory of Ishmael Joseph Escalante"
"Ishmael my baby I miss you so much I love you my sweet child of mine I am so proud to have been chosen by the Lord to be your mom I always told you were my bestest blessing I love you so much mijo I miss you I can't wait to see you again I miss your smile I miss your laugh I miss watching you dance across the room YOU ARE THE BESTEST SON ANYONE COULD EVER ASK FOR I LOVE YOU"
""Hey man I know you loved music I hope the angels are singing with you now." - Thomas Torrez"
"I miss you friend you always had a smile on your face and a hug to gove out....when i found out that you had passed away i had to work and all i could thinkof was youvtelling me to kepp the same smile.on my face may you rest in peace brother"