Silvestre Avila-Guzman

Silvestre Avila - Guzman, 49, owner of Green Land Maintenance, from East Wenatchee, was fatally injured on June 4, 2015 due to a commercial lawnmower that rolled onto him while he was mowing at Bauer's Landing, near Orondo. Silvestre was born on June 28, 1965 to the late Taurino Avila and Maria Natividad Guzman at Garcia de la Cadena, Mexico. In 1982 he made his first trip to Dryden, WA to work alongside his brother, Pablo, in the orchards he managed. Returning to Mexico in 1984, he met and married Estela Avila on January 18, 1986 and together they moved back to Dryden where they stayed for 12 years. In 1998, the family, which now included their two sons, Julio and Moises; moved to Wenatchee and Silvestre started his own landscaping business, Green Land Maintenance. In 2003 they moved to East Wenatchee. As a business owner, Silvestre was known as very personable, hardworking and honest. Values he looked for in his employees as well; he taught them the business and guided them when they wanted to start their own; many times giving them some of his clients to help get them going. His son Julio talks about his father as a teacher, "he wanted everyone to have his knowledge and experience and was willing to share this with them". His neighbors will miss his daily smile and wave, and remember him as considerate and a doer of kind acts for others. In the boys early years he was right beside them on the soccer fields, coaching and cheering them on. When the boys left home Silvestre took a passion to exploring our valley beauty by hiking, fishing, hunting and camping. Silvestre would be honored by those that remember him as wonderful husband, amazing father, great leader, and a spiritual pillar of the church. He was a man of God and lived this Love every single day by showing and doing for others. He was an Assistant Pastor and teacher at the River of Life Church in Wenatchee. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jose; sister, Maria. Silvestre is survived by his beautiful wife of 29 years, Estela Avila; sons, Julio (Jeannette) Avila and Moises (Amber) Avila; siblings, Elisa, Alberto, Irene, Pablo, Taurino and Maria; seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015, 2:00pm at the River of Life Church in Wenatchee. You are invited to leave messages of condolence for his family on his online guestbook: www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Honored to serve the family, Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

Silvestre Avila-Guzman

June 28, 1965 - June 4, 2015