Hector Victor Valencia

June 23, 1933 - October 29, 2018

In Loving Memory Hector Victor Valencia, 84, left us on October 29, 2018. He was born June 23, 1933 in San Salvador, El Salvador to Rafaela Martinez Espinosa and Victor Arturo Valencia. Around 1940 his mother immigrated to San Francisco, California with Hector. His high school years were spent working as a Life Guard that would prepare him to become a competitive swimmer. Later he became a member of the Dolphin and SouthEnd Rowing Club of North Beach where he would distinguish himself by winning many open-water swimming competitions. After graduating high school in 1954 he entered the U.S. Air Force where he carried out his duties as a Telecom Installer until his honorable discharge in 1962. Hector lived in San Mateo for 42 years while working for Georgia Pacific as a Graphic Designer. As a long time member of the Elks Club he continued his physically active lifestyle of swimming, golf and handball. His three sisters Sofia, Irma and Regina survive Hector. The family would like to express their gratitude to his closest friends and caretakers: Joel Bottles, Kathy Zaldivar, Mission Inn Hospice of San Mateo and In-land Valley Hospice of Victorville. Hector's Funeral- January 24, 2019 at 2:00 pm Capt. Dave Vessel "Dolce Vita IV" Sausalito, California.