Antonio Gerena-Torres Obituary (1954 - 2023)

Obituary Antonio Gerena-Torres was born on June 11, 1954 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was the son of Pilar Rivera Torres and Antonio Gerena Serrano. Raised by his Uncle Raphael and Aunt Francisca Guerra Rivera. Antonio was the husband of Myriam Gerena-Torres and brother of Ivette Guerra Ramirez, Leticia Guerra, and Aida Lucia Guerra. Antonio's children include: Antonio Luis Gerena, Maria Del Pilar St. James, Trisha Gerena, and Raphael Gerena; step children: Mairym Armstrong, Jonasat Hernandez, and Miguel Hernandez; grandchildren: Keyshauna Pipitone, Marcel Gerena, Christian Patterson, Santino Patterson, Markell De'Sean-Antonio Smith, Valencia Gerena, Jaylon Gerena, David Elias St James, Alaniss Vierra, Brooklyn Hernandez, Josiah Hernandez, and three great grandchildren. Antonio retired in 1996 after 20 years of active duty in the U.S. Army as a Sergeant First Class. He loved tinkering with technology, especially computers, programs and games. He also enjoyed fishing and traveling. Antonio was always listening to music and taught himself to play piano. He was passionate about acquiring knowledge of many things, mostly science, history and social studies. Background After in depth study of the bible, he made his dedication and was baptized in Columbus, Georgia on July 10, 2004. While able, he engaged in the house-to-house ministry with many individuals and served as a regular pioneer. He was known for his illustrations, love for people and delivered Jehovah's message with a great sense of urgency. Qualities Antonio was a natural leader and showed strong leadership qualities. He was very engaging and loved to make people smile. He was always driven to advance his knowledge by doing his "research," and wanted people to know every bit of information he knew that he felt was beneficial to anyone else. He was passionate about figuring out solutions to problems. Service The family will have a Celebration of Life service this Friday, March 3, 2023, 7:00 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4681 Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee, GA, 30024.