IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Jorge "Georgie"
Medina Otero
April 24, 1937 – February 22, 2017
Obituary
Jorge ("Georgie") Medina Otero, 79, of Clermont, FL, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Superior Residences in Clermont, FL, after an 8-month battle with brain cancer. He was born on April 24, 1937 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, son of Juan Medina and Rafaela Otero. Jorge was a Bus Driver before being promoted to Supervisor Dispatcher for the New York City Transit Authority, retiring from the NYC Transit Authority after 25 years. While working for the NYC Transit, Jorge began working as an independent income tax preparer. In his early years, he worked as a bank teller and dry cleaners manager and he co-owned a travel agency.
He and his beloved wife, Iris, moved to Pembroke Pines, FL in 1988, from the Bronx, NY, where they raised their family. They lived in Tamarac, FL before moving to Clermont, FL in 2011. Jorge had a passion for music, salsa and merengue dancing, and classic movies. In later years, Jorge became an avid model trains hobbyist. He loved organizing the Medina Family Reunions and the annual Super Bowl parties. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and also attended Real Life Christian Church, both in Clermont.
Jorge's survivors include his beloved wife of 54 years, Iris Medina of Clermont, FL; his loving children: son George David Medina and his wife Christine of Brick, NJ and daughter Vivian Marie Medina and her spouse Haydee Rosario of Bronx, NY; his brothers Juan Medina of Manati, PR, Jaime Medina of Manati, PR and Filberto ("Felo") Medina of Elmont, NY; sister Socorro ("Cookie") Moore of Clermont, FL; his aunts Elizabeth ("Liz") Otero Rooke of Somerset, NJ and Ida Otero of Bronx, NY; his grandchildren: Christopher David, Ashley Lorraine, and Alba Iris; and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, March 3, 2017 at 11:00 am at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Clermont, FL with the family receiving friends on Thursday, March 2, 2017 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Becker Funeral Home in Clermont, FL.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to the Fisher Center of Alzheimer's Research Foundation @ www.alzinfo.org or the American Brain Tumor Association @ www.abta.org
He and his beloved wife, Iris, moved to Pembroke Pines, FL in 1988, from the Bronx, NY, where they raised their family. They lived in Tamarac, FL before moving to Clermont, FL in 2011. Jorge had a passion for music, salsa and merengue dancing, and classic movies. In later years, Jorge became an avid model trains hobbyist. He loved organizing the Medina Family Reunions and the annual Super Bowl parties. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and also attended Real Life Christian Church, both in Clermont.
Jorge's survivors include his beloved wife of 54 years, Iris Medina of Clermont, FL; his loving children: son George David Medina and his wife Christine of Brick, NJ and daughter Vivian Marie Medina and her spouse Haydee Rosario of Bronx, NY; his brothers Juan Medina of Manati, PR, Jaime Medina of Manati, PR and Filberto ("Felo") Medina of Elmont, NY; sister Socorro ("Cookie") Moore of Clermont, FL; his aunts Elizabeth ("Liz") Otero Rooke of Somerset, NJ and Ida Otero of Bronx, NY; his grandchildren: Christopher David, Ashley Lorraine, and Alba Iris; and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, March 3, 2017 at 11:00 am at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Clermont, FL with the family receiving friends on Thursday, March 2, 2017 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Becker Funeral Home in Clermont, FL.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to the Fisher Center of Alzheimer's Research Foundation @ www.alzinfo.org or the American Brain Tumor Association @ www.abta.org
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