Obituary of Julio Cesar Hurtado Peñaranda Jr.

Julio Cesar Hurtado Peñaranda, Jr., Tito, 29, of Dallas, Texas, ascended to Heaven on Sunday night, July the 13th, in a motorcycle accident. The funeral service will be held at Merit Memorial at 7 pm on Monday, July the 20th of 2020, central time. Julio was born in Cali, Colombia, on June, 28th 1991 and grew up in Cartagena. He graduated high school from Colegio Salesiano San Pedro Claver, and continued on to study at La Universidad del Sinú where he studied medicine. He also attended La Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar where he studied social communications. Julio was happily married to Carlotta Kendrick on September the 18th, 2018; they were together for five years and would have celebrated their second anniversary of marriage in September of 2020. Julio worked for Pro Event Staffing on special events and was with the company for several years. He enjoyed his work and found being a part of other people's celebrations and life events to be very fulfilling. Julio came to the United States in 2015, he was young, full of ambition, and eager to start a new life for himself. He had many goals and worked very hard to accomplish his dreams. He had a strong passion for fitness, music and motorcycles. He was a remarkable man full of life and love, and he was kind and supportive to everyone he knew. He lived by the quote tattooed on his left shoulder, "Una sola vida y un millón de aspiraciones," which translates to, "one life and a million aspirations." Julio is survived by his wife, Carlotta Ariel Kendrick Hurtado: father, Julio Hurtado Sr: sister, Johanna Hurtado: brother in law, Jose Luis Castro, niece, Monica Castro, his aunt, Astrid Celin and Patricia Rodriguez: his mother in law, Claudia Hochberg: father in law, Mark Kendrick, and the other family members from the Hurtado and Penaranda family, as well as his many friends and loved ones. Julio is preceded in death by his mother, Monica Penaranda, his mother's parents, Miriam Bolano and Gustavo Penaranda, and his father's parents Rebeca De Alba and Miguel Hurtado. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Claudia Hochberg. Please reach out to Merritt Memorial at (201)569-838, and request her contact information. The family wishes to thank everyone for all of the love and support at this time of tragedy.