Elisha Pombo Jr. Obituary – Adopted Day by day Democrat

Eliseo Pombo Jr., 81, of Summerland Key, FL, handed away peacefully in his sleep, on the dwelling of his daughter, Ray, on Monday, January 16, 2023, together with his household by his aspect.

He was born on September 30, 1941 in Guiness, Cuba, the son of the late Eliseo and Asuncion (Valdez) Pombo. Rising up in Havana, Cuba, with a $500 traveler’s examine and the garments he wore, he was the residing embodiment of the American dream till he immigrated to America together with his youthful brother in 1960 on the age of 18.

Beginning as a wage laborer at a tannery in New Jersey, he labored to help his brother and oldsters whereas attending school at night time. He devoted himself to studying the tanner’s enterprise, as his father had finished earlier than him, and was always entrusted with nice duties. His profession within the leather-based enterprise took him to administration positions in Spokane, WA, Kansas Metropolis, MO, Memphis, TN, St. Joseph, MO and Berwick, ME. Throughout his profession, he traveled everywhere in the world and oversaw the design and building of tanning services in Memphis, Spokane, Rochester, NH, Taiwan and mainland China. After his retirement, he held the title of Chief Working Officer of Prime Tanning, the biggest tannery in the USA, earlier than becoming a member of the Board of Administrators.

It was whereas nonetheless in New Jersey that he met the love of his life, Victoria Flora Garcia, who fled Cuba along with her sister on the age of 16. Earlier than most cancers took Vicky in 1990, they married, raised two kids and shared many adventures that included a lot of partying and dancing and laughing.

Eliseo liked crusing. He purchased his first sailboat in 1978 and each time he had free time he cruised first across the lakes round Memphis after which in Kansas then Casco Bay Maine on his approach to New Hampshire. In retirement, he purchased a 40-foot yacht that he saved within the Caribbean and lives on a ship half the yr, touring from island to island together with his second spouse, Lauren. In the beginning of hurricane season, they take the boat out of the water and spend the winter in Portsmouth, NH. Once they bought uninterested in residing on the boat, they settled in Summerland, KY; They spent their days and nights on the boat taking part in dominoes and consuming rum with the neighborhood of mates they met within the Keys.

This chronology of his life doesn’t convey the type of particular person Eliseus was. He’s very aggressive and hates to lose, and his dedication to succeed has pushed him his entire life. However he had a lovely vitality and made mates wherever he went. He was fast with a smile and a narrative, and had a straightforward chuckle. He was a tricky negotiator, however all the time honest. Eliseo was a fantastic chief, and will probably be remembered with love and respect in his skilled life by all who knew him. He liked vehicles, and drove them quick, and he chronicled his life in no matter automotive he was driving on the time. He liked an excellent celebration and would usually be the final to bop or play the drums or play dominoes and ask for the following one as individuals grabbed their coats. When you’ve sailed with Eliseo, you might have an journey story of your individual to share: He favored to push the envelope. Till his prognosis, he continued to cycle 11 miles 3x per week on the age of 80. Clearly, Eliseo Pombo was a pressure, and will probably be missed by many. We misplaced a vibrant life this week.

Surviving members of the family embrace his kids, Daniel E. Pombo and Marilla Pombo and her partner, Matthew Garthwaite; his ex-wife Lauren Davila Pombo and stepsons Carlos Quinos and his partner Cynthia Travers; Christine Quinos; and Kim Taylor and her partner, Clay; grandchildren Maya Garthwaite, Lucas Pombo, Alex Pombo, Isabelle Pombo, Carolina Pombo, Gabriella Pombo; and brother, Manolo Pombo and his spouse Josi.

A memorial service for Eliseo will probably be held on Saturday, January twenty eighth at 11 AM at St. Michael’s Church in Exeter, NH. Please go to www.directcremationsseacoast.com On-line visitor e-book. In lieu of flowers, please think about a donation to Eliseo’s favourite church, St. Peter the Fisherman, which suffered vital injury throughout Hurricane Irma: https://stpeterbpk.ocg/