Poblete, Alberto V's Obituary
On Sunday, March 24, 2019, Alberto “Alby” Velasquez Poblete, loving husband and father of four children, passed away at age 82 after a short battle with cancer.Alby was born on July 1, 1936 in Quezon City, Philippines to Sofia Velasquez and Vicente Poblete. He joined the U.S. Navy and over the course of a 30-year career rose to the rank of Senior Master Chief. On December 28, 1959, he married Beatrice “Bette” Ponce. They raised two sons, Patrick and Paul, and two daughters, Patricia and Pamela.Alby was a resilient man, blending the strength and discipline that are hallmarks of the U.S. military with kindness and compassion. He was at once generous and stern; more comfortable with sleeping in a twin-sized bed made up to the standards he learned in boot camp, but also generous with his time, energy and money. He was an active member of the San Diego chapter of Lions Club International and donated generously to several charities. The common thread tying his life together was hard work. He rose from a small neighborhood in the Philippines to the highest enlisted rank an enlisted sailor can achieve. Throughout his career and into retirement, Alby built a real estate network across the city of San Diego, carefully saving and investing to provide for his family. He was fiercely proud to be an American — a right he earned through his service — while also proudly representing the nation of his birth.Alby loved to travel. His oldest friends tell stories trips up they took to visit villages in the Philippines, sometimes sitting on the back of a scooter for five hours at a time. He sailed the world in a submarine while in the Navy, and did it all over again in cruise ships after he retired.Alby was a God-fearing man and a dedicated parishioner at St. Therese Catholic Church. He taught his family to love and trust in the Lord.He was preceded in death by his father, Vicente, his mother, Sofia, and his brother, Tony. He is survived by his wife, Bette, his sisters Vangie, Linda, Ellie, Emma, his four children, Patrick, Patricia, Paul and Pamela, his four grandchildren, Patrick, Lauren, Ian and Elizabeth, as well as several cousins, nieces, nephews. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 1 at 11:00 AM at the St. Therese Catholic Church with a burial to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park
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