Genaro Saldana was born July 19, 1924 in Locar, Texas to Felix and Bonifacia (Jaramillo) Saldana. The family moved to California in the early 1950's and Jerry worked for his father in agriculture. Jerry had been working in Firebaugh at the cotton gin up until 5 years ago when he finally retired. Jerry is survived by his 5 children, Robert, Jesse, Joe, Martha and Eduardo; 3 brothers, Macedonio, Sostenes and Jose Angel; 4 sisters, Trinidad Escobedo, Lilly Galvez, Juanita Silva and Tana Mokiau; 27 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 sister, Maria Saldana. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 11, at 11am at Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary for Genaro "Jerry" Saldana, age 84, who passed away August 3, 2007 in Madera.