Casto Manalac Buzon Jr

CASTO M BUZON JR., ALSO KNOWN BY THE NAMES JUN AND JOHN, BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, AND GREAT-GRANDFATHER, PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 6, 2024, IN ANTIOCH, CA, AT THE AGE OF 88. BORN ON MARCH 3, 1935, IN THE PHILIPPINES, HE EMBARKED ON A REMARKABLE JOURNEY TO AMERICA IN 1963.

SEEKING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

UPON ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES, JUN PURSUED A FULFILLING CAREER AS AN ARCHITECT, CONTRIBUTING HIS TALENTS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF POWER PLANTS. FOR MANY YEARS, HE DEDICATED HIS EXPERTISE TO THE PROJECTS AT BECHTEL, LEAVING AN INDELIBLE MARK ON ALL THE FRIENDS HE MADE ON THE WAY.

JUN, A LOVING PARTNER TO SILVIA BUZON FOR FOUR DECADES, SHARED A PASSION FOR EXPLORING THE WORLD. THEY OFTEN EMBARKED ON DELIGHTFUL TRIPS TOGETHER, CREATING A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES. JUN AND SILVIA’S GRACEFUL MOVEMENTS ON THE DANCE FLOOR REFLECTED THE LOVE AND HARMONY THAT DEFINED THEIR RELATIONSHIP DURING THEIR DINNER DANCING ESCAPADES.

JUN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PRIOR WIFE, DELIA, WHO WAS THE MOTHER OF JOSIE, FRANCES, LEO, AND LILIBETH. HIS CHILDREN FROM THEIR UNION WERE A SOURCE OF IMMENSE PRIDE FOR JUN. ADDITIONALLY, HE CHERISHED HIS SON JOHN JAY, BORN TO HIM AND SILVIA, WITH EQUAL LOVE AND JOY. JUN LOVED ALL HIS CHILDREN DEARLY AND TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THEIR LIVES WERE A TESTAMENT TO HIS ENDURING LOVE AND GUIDANCE.

RETIRING EARLY DUE TO A DISABLING ACCIDENT, JUN FACED LIFE’S CHALLENGES WITH COURAGE AND RESILIENCE. HIS RETIREMENT ALLOWED HIM TO SPEND PLENTY OF PRECIOUS TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND GRANDCHILDREN. A PROUD AND LOVING GRANDFATHER, HE FOUND IMMENSE JOY IN THE MOMENTS SPENT WITH JOHNATHAN GONZALES, JANELLE GONZALES, LEE NATHAN BUZON, JENNIFER GONZALES, JUSTIN BUZON, LORENCE BUZON, JERROD GONZALES, RYLAN PON, NICHOLAS GUERRERO.

REANNE PON, DANA FREITAS AND DALIA FARIA. HIS GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, KALI PATEL, ALANA PATEL, JALIA GONZALES, KENDALL BUZON, MIA BUZON, ASHER BELL JR (JUJU), KAIA PON, JEROME JAKARI BELL (JAYJAY), AMADEO FREITAS AND JA’RON AJANI BELL (JAJA), WERE A SOURCE OF JOY AND INSPIRATION TO HIM.

IN THE LATER YEARS, JUN FACED THE CHALLENGES OF LEWY BODY DEMENTIA.

WHICH ULTIMATELY AND QUICKLY TOOK BOTH HIS MIND AND BODY. DESPITE THE DIFFICULTIES, HE REMAINED SURROUNDED BY THE LOVE OF HIS FAMILY.

MAY HE REST IN PEACE, SURROUNDED BY THE LOVE AND MEMORIES HE CREATED, THE HARMONIES OF HIS INCREDIBLE PIANO PLAYING, AND THE DANCE OF ETERNAL JOY.