Jeffrey Erick Torrico

Jeffrey Erick Torrico, a lifelong resident of Texas, died unexpectedly in a motorcycle accident in the morning of October 5, 2020, at 45 years of age on his way to work in Dallas. Erick is survived by his parents Ghitta Waisbuh and Enrique Torrico, sisters Karina, Lizzette, and Kristhyna, along with his aunt Nelly Waisbuh in Caracas, Venezuela, and aunt Julie Canedo in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Erick was born September 3, 1975 in Arlington, TX. He attended Akiba Academy in Dallas, TX. He graduated with honors from the St. John's Military School in Kansas where he excelled performing in the Rifle Drill team and enlisted in the US Marines and was based in San Diego, CA and Kaneoke, HI. He had a Pastry Chef, and a Master Baker degree from the Instituto Europeo del Pan in Caracas, Venezuela. Erick was a devoted son, brother, and friend. He was passionate about those he loved and his relationships, he was loyal to a fault. He often volunteered to help his family and friends when he knew he could ease their pressure. When someone gained his confidence he opened up to talk about a variety of subjects. He displayed brilliant intelligence and his family was immensely proud of him. ...[more]

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ck was multilingual and spoke English and Spanish fluently. He was self-taught in languages such as French, Italian, Portuguese, and from his trip to Macedonia in 2018, where his maternal family came from, he was working on learning Macedonian. He loved to dance, music, video games, motorcycle riding, and most of all, family, good friends, his cats, and Taco Bell. It was with his cats that he was the happiest. He enjoyed travelling, having travelled to many countries of the world with his family, he also liked friend gatherings. When he was feeling good, he glowed with happiness. One could have intelligent and lively conversations with him. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him. Erick passed away during the festival of Sukkot, when the heavens are open. He is with G-d now.