Obituary of George Avila

George "GG" Avila III, 20, of Yucaipa, passed away March 15, 2012. He was born Aug. 7, 1991 in Banning. George was a 2009 graduate of Yucaipa High School. He is survived by his parents, George Jr. and Gretta Avila; brother Tristen Avila; grandparents George Sr. and Yvonne Avila and Victoria Martin; aunts and uncles Victoria (Sam) Avila, Rochelle (Ernest Jr.) Ibarra, Anthony (Julie) Roth, Michelle (Brian Sr.) Faulkner, Melissa (Raymond) Marcus, Jessica (Robert) Waters and Sean Casey; cousins Michael, Jackie, Sam, Justin, Ernest III, Joseph, Zachariah, Megen, Chelsey, Chance, Elisha, Tyler, Timmy, Anyssa, Brian Jr., Dazja, KeAloha, Jisela, Anthony, Marley and many great aunts and uncles and cousins. A rosary vigil will be held Monday, March 26, at 6 p.m., with rosary at 7:30 p.m. at Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, 1234 Palm Ave. in Beaumont. A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, March 27, at 10 a.m. with burial to follow at San Gorgonio Memorial Park in Banning; reception will follow in church reception hall. Arrangements were entrusted to Wiefels & Son. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made at Chase Bank on Yucaipa Boulevard in Yucaipa under the name of George Avila.