Jeremiah Baro and Jared Hubbard, childhood friends who enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps together and died together in Iraq, were buried side by side after a memorial that drew more than 700 mourners.
The friends played together as kids, wrestled each other as high school athletes, and toughed it out together through Marine boot camp. They died by each other on Nov. 4, after a roadside bomb exploded. They were in Iraq's Anbar province, where the military was preparing to attack the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
CORPORAL JEREMIAH ALLEN BARO Corporal Jeremiah Allen Baro was born in Santa Clara, CA, on December 1, 1982. He was taken from this life while serving his country on an Iraqi battlefield on Thursday, November 4, 2004. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. in December of 2001, after graduating from Buchanan High School. He served his first tour of duty in Iraq as an infantry soldier in 2002. He returned to the United States and completed special training, graduating from Scout Sniper School at Camp Pendleton. He returned to Iraq in September of 2004, serving his country in Special Operations. He was a wonderful son and brother. Jeremiah will be remembered for his infamous sense of humor and quick wit. He had a loving heart and gave everything to those he cared most about. His family will always know him as their "Boogie". Jeremiah is lovingly survived by his parents, Bert and Terry Baro; his mother, Kathy Ruelas; and siblings, Isaah, Nathan, and Lucas Baro, Socorra and Ronald Camposanto; grandparents, Ramon and Ramona Baro, and Yolanda McPherson; and his beloved Stephine Sanchez. Visitation will be held at Boice Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Clovis District Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to Clovis Buchanan High School Wrestling Team.
The friends played together as kids, wrestled each other as high school athletes, and toughed it out together through Marine boot camp. They died by each other on Nov. 4, after a roadside bomb exploded. They were in Iraq's Anbar province, where the military was preparing to attack the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
CORPORAL JEREMIAH ALLEN BARO Corporal Jeremiah Allen Baro was born in Santa Clara, CA, on December 1, 1982. He was taken from this life while serving his country on an Iraqi battlefield on Thursday, November 4, 2004. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. in December of 2001, after graduating from Buchanan High School. He served his first tour of duty in Iraq as an infantry soldier in 2002. He returned to the United States and completed special training, graduating from Scout Sniper School at Camp Pendleton. He returned to Iraq in September of 2004, serving his country in Special Operations. He was a wonderful son and brother. Jeremiah will be remembered for his infamous sense of humor and quick wit. He had a loving heart and gave everything to those he cared most about. His family will always know him as their "Boogie". Jeremiah is lovingly survived by his parents, Bert and Terry Baro; his mother, Kathy Ruelas; and siblings, Isaah, Nathan, and Lucas Baro, Socorra and Ronald Camposanto; grandparents, Ramon and Ramona Baro, and Yolanda McPherson; and his beloved Stephine Sanchez. Visitation will be held at Boice Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Clovis District Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to Clovis Buchanan High School Wrestling Team.
Jeremiah Baro and Jared Hubbard, childhood friends who enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps together and died together in Iraq, were buried side by side after a memorial that drew more than 700 mourners.
The friends played together as kids, wrestled each other as high school athletes, and toughed it out together through Marine boot camp. They died by each other on Nov. 4, after a roadside bomb exploded. They were in Iraq's Anbar province, where the military was preparing to attack the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
CORPORAL JEREMIAH ALLEN BARO Corporal Jeremiah Allen Baro was born in Santa Clara, CA, on December 1, 1982. He was taken from this life while serving his country on an Iraqi battlefield on Thursday, November 4, 2004. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. in December of 2001, after graduating from Buchanan High School. He served his first tour of duty in Iraq as an infantry soldier in 2002. He returned to the United States and completed special training, graduating from Scout Sniper School at Camp Pendleton. He returned to Iraq in September of 2004, serving his country in Special Operations. He was a wonderful son and brother. Jeremiah will be remembered for his infamous sense of humor and quick wit. He had a loving heart and gave everything to those he cared most about. His family will always know him as their "Boogie". Jeremiah is lovingly survived by his parents, Bert and Terry Baro; his mother, Kathy Ruelas; and siblings, Isaah, Nathan, and Lucas Baro, Socorra and Ronald Camposanto; grandparents, Ramon and Ramona Baro, and Yolanda McPherson; and his beloved Stephine Sanchez. Visitation will be held at Boice Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Clovis District Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to Clovis Buchanan High School Wrestling Team.
The friends played together as kids, wrestled each other as high school athletes, and toughed it out together through Marine boot camp. They died by each other on Nov. 4, after a roadside bomb exploded. They were in Iraq's Anbar province, where the military was preparing to attack the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
CORPORAL JEREMIAH ALLEN BARO Corporal Jeremiah Allen Baro was born in Santa Clara, CA, on December 1, 1982. He was taken from this life while serving his country on an Iraqi battlefield on Thursday, November 4, 2004. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. in December of 2001, after graduating from Buchanan High School. He served his first tour of duty in Iraq as an infantry soldier in 2002. He returned to the United States and completed special training, graduating from Scout Sniper School at Camp Pendleton. He returned to Iraq in September of 2004, serving his country in Special Operations. He was a wonderful son and brother. Jeremiah will be remembered for his infamous sense of humor and quick wit. He had a loving heart and gave everything to those he cared most about. His family will always know him as their "Boogie". Jeremiah is lovingly survived by his parents, Bert and Terry Baro; his mother, Kathy Ruelas; and siblings, Isaah, Nathan, and Lucas Baro, Socorra and Ronald Camposanto; grandparents, Ramon and Ramona Baro, and Yolanda McPherson; and his beloved Stephine Sanchez. Visitation will be held at Boice Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Anthony of Padua on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Clovis District Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to Clovis Buchanan High School Wrestling Team.
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