Rene Arredondo, age 50, of Madera, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Stanford Hospital following an extended illness. Rene was born on June 13, 1959 in Lubbock Texas, to Domingo and Cruz Barrera Arredondo. Rene has been a resident of Madera for 40 years where he attended Madera High School and involved in the sport of wrestling. He later went to work at the Georgia Pacific Box Plant where he was employed for 20 years. In his leisure time Rene enjoyed playing golf and fishing

Rene was preceded in death by his father Domingo Arredondo. He is survived by his mother Cruz Barrera Arredondo of Madera, his children, Timothy and Ryan Arredondo both of Irvine, Ca, and Jennifer Arredondo of Alaska. He is the brother of Manual, Samuel, Raul, and Rolando Arredondo all of Madera, Rosendo his twin brother of Kentucky , Domingo Jr. of Fresno, Ca, Gloria Arredondo and Ophelia Jasso both of Fresno, Yolanda Stamps of San Jose, Ca, Diana Galindo-Arredondo of Madera, and Lydia Arredondo of Madera. He is the grandfather of Gavin Cole Hommerson.