Samuel Soto Jr. was a wonderful son, grandson, nephew, brother, husband, son-in-law, friend, but above all he was a devoted father. On March 11, 2017 due to a tragic automobile accident this amazing person was called to heaven too soon.  At the young age of 25, Samuel was the kind of person and parent most of us aspire to be.  Anyone who knew him would agree he was a happy, kind, generous, giving, and a humble young man.


 His first priority was his children: Avayiah Faith of 4 years , Amaryiah Evelynn  of 3 years, Aiden Joshua of 19 months, and Ariyiah Destiny of 5 months.  He was never one to shy away from hard work in order to provide for them. He would work day or night up to 16 hours a day at times and then go home and be ready to bathe, feed and entertain his kids.  In order to provide consistency and to limit day care cost, he and Aaliyah Rachelle Pacheco, his wife, decided she would stay at home and care for the children while he worked. Now she is faced with bearing the challenges of caring for 4 young children and beginning her career in order to become the sole provider and caretaker for the family.


Both Samuel’s and Aaliyah’s parents are helping with the cost but as you can imagine the costs of the funeral have been exhausting and the needs of the children have not stopped.  Any donation you give will be placed in a fund directly for the funeral costs or the care of the children such as diapers, food, clothing, medical expenses, and to set up an education fund for the children.  There is no donation that is too small and with all of us helping the opportunity offered to his children will be limitless.