Obituary of Marko Angel Esparza

MARKO ANGEL ESPARZA, OF CORTLAND NY PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY FROM CANCER ON JULY 2ND 2019 AT CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER, IN ITHACA NY. MARKO WAS BORN IN PERRIS CA, ON NOVEMBER 24 1954, TO PHILLIP ESPARZA AND CECILIA D GUERENA. MARKO HAD A LOVE FOR TRAVELLING AND SEEING NEW PLACES,COOKING AND SPENDING TIME WITH LOVED ONES. HE WAS BLESSED WITH FINDING HIS WIFE,BEST FRIEND AND SOULMATE JOANNE ESPARZA ,WHO LOVED HIM UNCONDITIONALLY. SHE HELPED HIM BREAK OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE AND EXPERIENCE ADVENTURES HE WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE BY HIMSELF. MARKO IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER CECILIA D GUERENA, HIS WIFE JOANNE ESPARZA,HIS LATE BROTHER FELIPE ESPARZA, HIS BROTHERS ROBERTO AND FRANCISCO GUERENA. HIS SISTER CECILIA GUERENA.HIS CHILDREN CECILIA HAZEL ESPARZA,MARKO ANGEL ESPARZA,CRISTINA LOLANI ESPARZA,ANGELA EVELYN FRALIN,CARLOS FRANCISCO ESPARZA, AND STEPHANY GUADALUPE ESPARZA. GRANDCHILDREN JULIO ANGEL GARCIA,JESSELYN ESPARZA, JESUS ESPARZA, SOPHIA HAZELGARCIA,ALYSSA CELIA ESPARZA,MARKO PABLO JR ESPARZA,ABYGAIL PRICILLA ESPARZA,AYLIN ESTRADA,JUAN MANUEL ESTRADA,ISABELLA PAULLETTE ESPARZA,FERNANDA CECILIA ESPARZA, AND GREAT GRAND CHILD ARIADNE EMMIE KRATZ. HIS GIFT OF WISDOM,HUMOR AND GOOFINESS WAS SHARED WITH MANY. HE WAS ONE OF A KIND. HIS STRENGTH AND HUMBLENESS NOT ONLY HELPED OTHERS GROW, BUT ALSO GAVE ENCOURAGEMENT TO THEM. AS HE WOULD ALWAYS SAY "BE STRONG,KEEP MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF OPEN DOORS FOR YOU". A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY JULY 5, 2019 FROM 11AM-12PM AT WRIGHT-BEARD FUNERAL HOME. TO OFFER ONLINE CONDOLENCES PLEASE VISIT WWW.WRIGHT-BEARD.COM