Angel Acosta

08/2/1933 - 10/24/2021 Angel Acosta (Guero/Pops), age 88, passed away quietly on October 24th, 2021 surrounded by his family. Upon his passing he joins his devoted wife of over 60 years, Rachel Acosta in heaven and leaves behind their beloved children, Lupe (Charlie), Janet (Robert), Nick (Mary), Mark (Jane) and Tricia (Pat). He was a grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather to 4. He is proceeded in death by his brothers and sisters Luis, Virgina, Jose and Rachel and leaves behind his brothers and sisters, Carlos, Aurelio, Margaret, Magdelena, Peter and Mary.
Angel was born in Anaheim, CA and moved to the South Bay as a child. He spent most of his life in Torrance, CA (LA Rana) where he met his wife Rachel (Alvarez) and married her in his 20’s. They proceeded to raise their 5 children in the same neighborhood.
In 1958, Angel was drafted to the army and served his country, until his honorable discharge in 1960. Angel held a variety of jobs growing up; including picking fruit starting at 8 years old, landscaping, working at a factory, cook and eventually earning his plumbing license and working for Harbor General Hospital, until his retirement.
As a young adult Angel loved spending time with his friends and family talking and playing games. Later in life, he was fond of planning trips with his children, grandchildren and friends to the river to camp, waterski, play dominos and stay up late talking. Everyone was always invited and he soon became everyone’s “Pops”. Angel always had a sense for adventures. During retirement, Angel and Rachel enjoyed traveling internationally, including many trips to Mexico and even locally on bus tours with their friends.
A graveside service will be held on November 10th at 10am at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes.