- Date Of Birth: May 6, 1959
- Date Of Death: February 10, 2014
- State: California
O’Neil Francis Arce passed away in Mesa, AZ, on Monday, February 10, 2014, at the tender age of 54.
Born in El Centro, CA, on May 6, 1959, O’Neil was the eldest of four children born to Bernabe and Aquilina “Lina” Lloderes Arce. As a child of an enlisted U.S. Navy man, O’Neil lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, from 1960-1967; then Key West, Florida, from 1967-1970; and finally Oxnard, CA in 1970. Soon after graduation in 1977 from Santa Clara High School in Oxnard, O’Neil enlisted in the U.S. Army and was later honorably discharged. He then came back to his alma mater of Santa Clara to teach art and also served as a volleyball coach.
O’Neil left a legacy of artwork from Oxnard to Germany to New York to Las Vegas and finally Arizona. With then wife Eva (Preciado) Lucio, O’Neil had three sons.
He will always be remembered for his gentle smile, creative eye, and caring heart.
He is survived by his three sons Angelo, Ojay, and Nikko, brothers Owen and Ozzie, sister Marce, niece Alysa, fiancée Sylvia, and granddaughter Kalea.
Rosary 7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.
