Jorge Badilla Carrillo

Jorge Badilla Carrillo, 52, of Napa, California passed away on Tuesday May 29th, 2018. Born March 18, 1966 in Mexicali, Baja California Norte, Mexico. He was the son of Enrique Badilla and Raquel Badilla. Jorge is survived by his mother, Raquel Badilla, 7 brothers; Saul, Enrique, Francisco, Gerardo, Rafael, Oswaldo, Carlos, and two sisters; Teresa Badilla Ferrer and Ana LaVoy. Jorge is also survived by his 15 year old daughter, Abigail "Abi" Badilla of Vacaville. He also has numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. Jorge was a long time resident of Napa, California where he worked as a handyman in construction. He always took to time to care for his mother, Raquel and he frequently took her to Mexicali to visit siblings there. As a youngster in Mexicali, Jorge loved to ride his bicycle, popping wheelies 4 blocks at a time. He and his older brothers would ride for many miles down the scorching Mexicali roads just to get to the river. There the boys would make a ramp and jump in the water with their bicycles and all to cool off. Jorge taught his younger brother, Carlos, a lot about street life and how to stay smart in this cruel world. Once when they were horseback riding in Mexicali Jorge would need to pump himself up and be full of courage to get onto the horse. The horse would act up and immediately Jorge would jump off, stating that "the horse was crazy." Jorge saw himself as a horse trainer but would only train them from the ground. Sometimes he was able to get an unfamiliar horse to lay down on its side. If only we had a picture of this. Jorge enjoyed history and culture of native peoples in Mexico and was always willing to share entertaining stories he had learned about them. On occasion he was known to dress up in native attire to entertain his family as he believed he may have Yaqui Indian heritage. He was also known as Chorejas and he liked to call himself by the native name "Yowah". At family gatherings he was the life of the party. Jorge was a wonderful God-fearing man who loved sharing his faith with others. After the death of our father, Jorge led a very harsh life. But when he committed his life to Jesus almost 20 years ago, God changed him dramatically for the better. He was truly a man of God. All who knew Jorge admired him for his caring and compassion for others, especially those in need. He was known to cook up a feast and deliver it to the homeless and day laborers, such as on Thanksgiving and Christmas and other occasions. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Stanford Health Hospital in Palo Alto for the very special and compassionate care of Jorge over his last few hours. __________________________________________________________________ Jorge Badilla Carrillo JBC, que vivi en Napa, California. Falleci el martes 29 de mayo de 2018 a la edad de 52 aos. Naci el 18 de marzo de 1966 en Mexicali, Baja California Norte, Mxico. Fue hijo de Enrique Badilla (finado) y Raquel Carrillo de Badilla. A Jorge le sobreviven su madre, Raquel Badilla; 7 hermanos: Sal, Enrique, Francisco, Gerardo, Rafael, Oswaldo, Carlos y dos hermanas: Teresa Badilla Ferrer y Ana LaVoy. A Jorge tambin le sobrevive su hija Abigail Badilla "Abi", de 15 aos de edad; que vive en Vacaville, CA. l tambin tiene numerosos tias, tios, primos, sobrinos y sobrinas. Jorge fue residente de Napa, California por 33 aos donde trabaj como contratista independiente. Siempre tomaba tiempo para cuidar a su mam Raquel, y con frecuencia la llevaba a Mexicali a visitar a sus hermanos. Su juventud en la cual vivi en Mexicali, a Jorge le encantaba andar en bicicleta haciendo estallar caballitos (Wheelies) durante 4 cuadras. l y sus hermanos mayores recorran en sus bicicletas muchos kilmetros por las calurosas carreteras de Mexicali solo para llegar al ro. All hacan rampas y se lanzaban al ro con todo y bicicletas con el fin de refrescarse... Era fantstico y emocionante ver cmo se divertan siempre juntos Jorge, sus hermanos y amigos. Jorge instruy mucho a Carlos, su hermano menor; acerca de los peligros que acechan en las calles y de cmo sobrellevar la vida en este mundo cruel. Cuando Jorge iba a cabalgar estando en Mexicali, se preparaba mucho mentalmente antes de subirse a cualquier caballo para que ste a su vez estuviera manso con Jorge y no lo lastimara. Si el caballo actuaba de una manera muy brusca Jorge inmediatamente se bajaba saltando del caballo y deca... "Este caballo est loco". Jorge se vio a s mismo como un entrenador de caballos, pero los entrenara sin subrsele. Algunas veces fue capaz de entrenar caballos desconocidos hacindolos que se acostaran de lado. Si tan solo tuviramos una imagen de eso... Jorge disfrutaba de la historia y la cultura de los pueblos originarios de Mxico y siempre estaba dispuesto a compartir historias entretenidas que haba aprendido sobre ellos. En ocasiones se vesta con atuendos nativos para entretener a su familia, ya que crea que tena herencia de los indios de Sonora, conocidos como los Yaquis. Tambin era conocido como "Chorejas" y le gustaba llamarse a s mismo por el nombre nativo "Yowah". En las reuniones familiares, Jorge siempre era la alegra. Jorge era un hombre maravilloso, temeroso de Dios que amaba compartir su fe con los dems. Despus de la muerte de nuestro padre Jorge llev una vida muy dura. Pero cuando l entreg su vida a Jess hace casi 20 aos, Dios lo cambi dramticamente para bien. l fue verdaderamente un hombre de Dios. Todos los que conocan a Jorge, lo admiraban por su cuidado y compasin por los dems, especialmente por los ms necesitados. Era conocido por cocinar grandes banquetes para llevrselos a los desamparados y jornaleros. Por ejemplo: Accin de Gracias, Navidad, y en diversas ocasiones. La familia desea agradecer al personal del Hospital Stanford Health en Palo Alto, California por el cuidado tan especial y compasivo para con Jorge durante sus ltimas horas. Funeral Home: Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel 2383 Napa-Vallejo Highway Napa, CA US 94558

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Jorge Badilla Carrillo

March 18, 1966 - May 29, 2018