Mauricio A. Garzon Obituary (1960

(English) On the 2nd of February in the late hours of the evening, Mauricio Garzon passed away peacefully at the age of 62. Mauricio was born in Bogota, Colombia January 17, 1960. He was the second and last child born from Elvia Castenada de Garzon and Roberto Garzon. In his early youth he attended San Bartolome de la Merced School and would later go on to graduate from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana with a degree in accounting where he made lifelong friends. He met his wife Cristina in Bogota in 1978 at a flower shop across the street where he lived that was owned by her mother. They married in 1986 and shortly after gave birth to two children, Roberto and Zammy Garzon. From 1999 to 2002, Mauricio brought his family to Venezuela where he worked as a General Manager for a casino company. Seeking better opportunities for his family, Mauricio would eventually move his family to the United States where he would pursue his career in accounting. His hobbies included squash, racket ball, and tennis. He was an avid runner who competed in several half marathons. He had a passion for traveling with dreams of seeing the wondrous beauty of the world with his family. He was an exceptional cook, but most importantly he was a dedicated husband, father, brother, friend, and person. Mauricio is survived by his wife Cristina Rozo, children Roberto Garzon (Kaydi Garzon) and Zammy Garzon (Christopher Cronin), future grandchild Luke Cronin and brother German Garzon. We will hold a service at Lakeside Funeral Home in Royal Palm on Saturday, February 5th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, with a mass service at 11:30 am. In lieu of flowers we ask that you donate to St. Jude in honor of Mauricio and to continue his fight against cancer. https://www.stjude.org/donate/ (Spanish) En la noche del 2 de febrero, Mauricio Garzon descanso en la paz del senor a la edad de 62. Mauricio nacio en Bogota, Colombia el 17 de enero de 1960. Era el segundo y ultimo hijo de Elvia Castaneda de Garzon y Roberto Garzon. En su juventud estudio en el Colegio San Bartolome de la Merced y despues paso a graduarse de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana con un titulo de contador donde formo amistades que perduraron durante toda su vida. Conocio a su esposa en Bogota en 1978 en una floristeria que tenia la mama de Cristina en frente de su casa. Se casaron en 1986 y pronto despues tuvieron a sus dos hijos, Roberto y Zammy Garzon. De 1999 a 2002, Mauricio trajo a su familia a Venezuela donde trabajo como gerente general de una empresa de casinos. Buscando mejores oportunidades, Mauricio eventualmente mudo a su familia a los Estados Unidos donde resumiria su carrera como contador. Sus pasatiempos fueron jugar squash, raquetbol y tenis. Era un corredor avido quien participo en varias medias maratones. Tenia una pasion por viajar con suenos de ver la maravillosa belleza del mundo con su esposa. Era un cocinero excepcional, pero mas importante era un esposo, padre, hermano, amigo y persona dedicada. Sobreviven Cristina Rozo, su esposa, sus hijos Roberto Kaydi y Zammy Christopher, su nieto Luke que esta en camino y su hermano German Garzon. Tendremos un servicio en su memoria en Lakeside Funeral Home en Royal Palm Beach el sabado, 5 de febrero, 2022 a las 11:30 pero se puede visitar entre 11-1pm. En cambio de flores, a Mauricio le gustaria que se hiciera una donacion a St. Jude para continuar su lucha contra el cancer. https://www.stjude.org/donate/ Kindly note that all attendees must wear a mask or other form of facial covering. Social distancing will be highly enforced.