Eduardo Santillan

Eduardo Encarnacion Santillan (Chon), was born in Harlingen, TX, and was pronounced on November 22, 2021, at 2:37PM at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA at the age of 26 years old. On this day he succumbed to his injuries in midflight and lost his life to save another and through death, he gave the ultimate gift of life.

Born on December 29, 1994, to Juana Lopez and deceased, Eduardo Santillan and was later blessed with Ricardo Lopez to guide him through life. Eduardo was a graduate of Forest High School and a resident of Ellijay, GA. Eduardo (Chon) was known for his vibrant spirit, encouraging words, the goofiest laugh that could ring through the building, mischievous behavior, and his quirkiest jokes. When he saw Ricardo play soccer at 8 years old, his passion for soccer was ignited and into middle school, his love for football grew. He immediately became obsessed with the game and no matter if he was on the field or on the sidelines you could always catch him hyping up his teammates. Eduardo displayed such leadership on and off the field and would remind the newcomers on the team that they would have to earn his brother's colors. His biggest saying was, "You gotta earn that fam." Off the field, you could find him in the classroom showing off his mad math skills without using a calculator or being the class clown. Some of Chon's favorite activities included spending as much time with family and especially his children, nieces, and nephews, to the point that, "Familia," would be forever engraved on him. Chon's demeanor was so contagious that you couldn't help but fall in love with him. Chon loved being outdoors; hiking, playing in creeks, exploring caves, and making his family and friends laugh. Upon graduating from Forest High School, he continued with his education at East Central Community College for two years. Eduardo started working at Durham Company with his dad, Ricardo in Forest, MS prior to moving to Beverly Hills, Florida to seek experience in the restaurant market at Los Maguyes. After leaving Georgia, Eduardo was a jack of all trades and started working with Juniors Tree Service, LLC being an Arborist. During this time, Eduardo became a father to Rio Reeves Santillan born on March 4, 2021, and Eduardo Sebastian Santillan on October 14, 2021. Our family was not expecting the loss of Chon or for his life to be cut short so soon. But even though our world became a little dimmer the day he took his last breath, the stars and heavens became brighter with him in it.

Eduardo Santillan was proceeded in death by Eduardo Santillan, Enrique Alejandro Ramirez, Dylan James Morales, Saul Ramirez