Josiah Pacheco's Life: A Short Story

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Born February 18, 2002. Son of Filmore and Dawn, brother of Miriam, Husband to Matilda, Father of 3 children, 10 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Josiah Pacheco was a friend to everybody he met.

We are here today to remember the legacy he leaves on this earth. It was a simple life: never complex and always with good intentions. I would like to reflect on the person Josiah Was. I could stand here for the better part of the day and think about all the stories he told, and for those who knew Josiah, you would understand how long those stories could be.

Josiah was above all else a family man. He was the epitome of how great and unselfish it is to put those in your family first. When he first created his business of fixing vacuum cleaners

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