Birth date: Jun 6, 1951 Death date: Feb 28, 2021
Norberto “EL RAYO” Jimenez passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones on 02/28/2021 in La Habra at the age of 69. El Rayo was born on 06/06/ 1951 in Romita, Guanajuato, Mexico to Francisco & Manuela Jimenez. H Read Obituary
Norberto helped to maintain our garden for last 33 years .He was always smiling , loved to talk about his family and inquire about ours . He discussed politics with us and knew what was happening in the world. If I had any problem with my sprinklers etc he would come the same day and solved the problem. We would deeply miss this beautiful soul .Sending you all lots of love and prayers for the family to find peace .
The Ghiya Family
Norberto Jimenez took care of the landscaping for our family residence since the early 1980's. My parents were among his first customers when he started his own business. He was the hardest working, most skilled, most dependable, and most honest gardener of all time, and he was an even better human being. Norberto's life was devoted to God, his wonderful family, and hard work in which he took great pride. He became a wonderful friend over the years, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Jimenez family for giving me the opportunity to visit Norberto in his home one final time on February 27. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife of almost 50 years, his three daughters, his two sons, and all his grandchildren. Norberto has been called home by God, but someday all those who loved him will see him again in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Thank you, Norberto, for all you did for the Desmond family for over 35 years. I will always remember your kindness and concern for "Mrs. Helen" during her time of illness. God willing, I will see you again in a few years. May God bless the entire Jimenez family during this difficult time.
Richard A. Desmond
Norberto and his family have grown along with our family for thirty years. Norberto was truly a great person and we're proud to have known him. He was always friendly, helpful, honest and nice. We looked forward to talking with him. Too often we were working when he was working, so our schedules didn't coincide. Often he would come on the weekends adding color to our yard. He was so dependable and full of great ideas. He will be greatly missed and we always appreciated him and his family. It has been an honor to have known him. He is a great role model and we aspire to be even half the person he was. Norberto will truly be missed and we thank him for being the person he was.
Scott and Kim Sainburg
Yes Norberto was my gardener for over 35 years but more than that he was my friend! 💕
Much love to Norberto and his Family
Donna Probert
Mr. Jimenez had been my gardener for about 20 years. He has provided this service with his crew and they have always provided outstanding work.
This incident happened during the Summer of 2019. I heard the lawn mowers going in the front yard, so I stepped outside to bring in my 2 canine. The two dogs were huddled around something in the yard.
As I approached the pets, I could see they were standing over a deceased cat. And this was a HUGE cat at that. My Jimenez entered the back yard and I showed him the horrible, sad cat. It had been killed viscously but most of it was in tack.
I surmise the cat was being chased by a coyote, and it jumped my 6ft gates and the coyote followed it and caught its prey. It was an extremely gruesome site to see. I advised Mr. Jimenez the area I live in forbids you to disguard animals in the trash. We should call Animal Control or bury it in the yard.
Well, Mr. Jimenez was against me doing either of these choices, so he put it in a double plastic bag and discarded it.Of course, I didn’t agree with his method, but he said in a very serious voice, that he was afraid Immigration would come out and deport him back to Mexico.
WHAT? I replied, “That cannot possibly be done as you are an America Citizen!” He said, these people don’t care about our race, they just want to make our lives here in the USA miserable!
I stood there laughing because “I KNOW THE LAWS-OF-LAND, and I would protect his rights to the bitter end!”
He was so threatened about how his race was sometimes treated, but I assured him he had nothing to worry about. If the authorities came looking for him for such an infraction, then they would have to take me too!
He took the bottles of water I provide for him and his crew, smiling that he helped “the damsel in distress!”
My gardener and his crew were hard workers and never complained about the hard work gardeners perform against all sorts of weather conditions. He always had a smile on his face, and had the best soul the good Lord could provide.
He will be sorely missed by all who were fortunate enough to know him, me included. Good bye Mr. Jimenez, my dear friend. You will be thought of often, and I know I will someday see you again. Relax and rest your poor bones. See, all you have to do is guide the Lord’s workers to perform their work, and you get to sit back and enjoy your retirement on our Motherly heavens. Adios me amigo! 🙈🌹😷🐾
Most affectionately, Rose Salomon and pets💜
