| EG Loses One Of Its 2011 MDBBF Participants |
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Acosta Family. Joel & Sandi were one of the first to buy into The Million Dollar Bucking Bull Futurity program. Joel enjoyed the western lifestyle and was looking forward to watching his bull buck in Las Vegas this year. He still will get to see his bull compete, and it will be from a MUCH better seat than any us will have.
| The JOEL CHARLES ACOSTA
JUL 1, 1960 - JUN 4, 2011
Joel passed away at UCSF hospital in San Francisco after a five month battle with leukemia. Joel Grew up in Hickman, CA and attended Hughson High. In 1978 he earned the California State wrestling championship title. After high school he became a partner in the family cabinet business Acosta & Sons. Joel was married to Sandi (Swanson) Acosta for 25 years & had two sons, Joel Jr. & (Carly) & Jacob. In 1994 Joel donated one of his kidneys to his son Jacob. Joel loved his wife & boys dearly. He spent a lot of time coaching both his sons in youth baseball & taught his son Joel Jr. everything he knew about wrestling. Joel's hobbies included raising beef cattle, watching his bucking bull advance, & flying his plane after earning his pilots license in 2005. Joel was loved by many, including his father & mother Simon and Ethel Acosta, brothers Clifford & (Kathy), Gary & (Sylvia), Simon & (Terri), Rudy & (Camio), & many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. He will be greatly missed. Joel gave his life to God & was baptized at Calvary Chapel in 2009, & became a member of Hickman Community Church in 2010. Joel was going to be a grandpa for the first time in August 2011, but God had a different plan for him in heaven. A memorial service was held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2:00pm at Calvary Chapel of Modesto on the corner of Pelandale, & American Ave. A great weapon in Joel's battle with leukemia was umbilical cord stem cells.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cord Blood Registry at www.cbrgiftregistry.com under Carly Acosta and www.daniellesgift.org P.O. Box 311 Hughson, Ca 95326
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Joel & Sandi's 2011 MDBBF Bull "Who's Your Daddy Now" |
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