Jesse Cano Briseno

Jesse Cano Briseno, 69 of Tulare, California passed away November 6, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. A celebration of his life will be held at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel, 127 E. Caldwell Ave. Visalia, California, on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 11AM. Burial will be at Tulare District Cemetery, 900 E. Kern Ave. Tulare, California, on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 11AM. Jesse was born July 6, 1948 in Tulare, California to George and Matilda Briseno. He graduated from Tulare Western High School in 1967 and attended College of the Sequoias and Fresno State University. On July 29, 1970, he married the former Nadine Soto of Tulare in Lompoc, California. He was drafted in 1969 and served in United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He received numerous awards from the Air Force, which included: Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. He was honorably discharged on August 18, 1973 as an E-5 Staff Sergeant. After the Air Force, he joined the National Guard Reserves. He was sent to South Central Los Angeles during the Los Angeles Riots in 1992. He served twenty years in the National Guard, also as an E-5 Staff Sergeant. He was also a member of the AMVETS Tulare Post number 56. From 1982 until 1987 he served as Deputy Sheriff for Visalia, California. In 1987 he became a Correctional Officer for the State of California from which he retired on December 17, 2000. Jesse had many hobbies and interests. In the 1990's he bought a houseboat and rebuilt it, spending lots of time fishing on Kaweah Lake. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, taking trips and watching his grandson's baseball and basketball games. He enjoyed going to the casino with his wife and family and watching sports. His favorite sport teams were the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also loved his dogs Max and Porky and his cat Spotty. He was preceded in death by his father George Briseno in 1996 and his mother Matilda Navarro in 2017. He is survived by his wife Nadine Briseno of Tulare and his six children, Jesse Briseno Jr. and his wife Amy Briseno, Nadine Cota and her husband Victor Cota, Tracy Mata and her husband Augie Mata, Marc Briseno, and Jasmine Briseno all of Tulare, and Ruben Soto of Visalia. He had ten grandchildren and one great grandson, and one brother, Frank Briseno of Tulare.

Jesse Cano Briseno

July 6, 1948 - November 6, 2017