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Eulises Juan Figueras died on April 3, 2008. Arrangements under the direction of Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary in Whittier, CA.

He was born in Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba. He was raised in the city of Marianao in the province of Havana. His parents were Juan Figueras Gutierrez of Songo, Cuba and Evangelina Martinez Diaz of Madrid, Spain. He was the great-grandchild of Presbyterian missionaries in Africa. His mother was a teacher and served as her church pianist until the day she was called to the Lord's presence. She raised four children: Elsa, Electo, Eulises, and Georgina.

He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the Instituto de Marianao. He studied Electrical Engineering in the University of Havana. He was married to Mary Borges on May 7, 1959 in the Evangelical League Church in Larrazabal district in Marianao, Cuba. They Lived in the San Agustin district. He worked in two of the largest electrical plants in Cuba, Tallapiedra and Regla. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Salud Street in Havana.

He disagreed with Fidel Castro's government, and was forced into hiding during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. He stayed hidden for several months at the home of Mary's aunt in Manacas, Santa Clara, Cuba. He left Cuba in 1961. Later in 1962, he was reunited with his wife and two sons in Miami, Florida. He worked in agriculture for a while, then left to San Juan, Puerto Rico to look for a better life for his family. Although they had very little, they opened their home to two adolescent Cubans who were part of the Peter Pan Program. They were sponsored by the First Baptist Church of Alhambra to relocate to California.

In 1965, they accepted the Lord's calling to form a Spanish-speaking department in the First Baptist Church of Alhambra which later, became the Hispanic Baptist Church of Christ in El Monte, California. They jointly served the church members and the Baptist Convention. Eulises was always very active in the Lord's work. He was the church treasurer for 19 years. He served as a deacon, Jr. High youth group teacher, home fellowship coordinator, and faithfully distributed the Upper Room devotional guide to the congregation. He was a co-laborer with Mary in the Baptist Social Center. He gave rides to anyone who needed a lift to church, and he made every effort to visit the sick and the elderly.

Eulises began working at Southern California Edison in 1969. He retired from SCE as a design engineer. He was proud to be a part of the enginnering teams that designed power plants, including the nuclear power plant in San Onofre, California.

He worked with Alpha-66 and the Junta Patriotica Cubana to help Cubans fleeing on Freedom Flights and El Mariel boat lifts. He gave to Cuban pastors, curches in Cuba and in other parts of Latin America, and our family still living in Cuba.

Eulises left a great spiritual inheritance to his children: Eulisis, Eduardo, Eli, Eunice, and Elizabeth, to his grandchildren: Lorenzo, Megan, Natashia, Tatiana, Stefano, Olivia, Vanessa, and Anthony, and to his great-grandchild Caleb.