Manuel Richard Guerra

Manuel ""Manny"" Guerra of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully August 1, 2018 at home with family by his side. Manny was born in Crookston, Minnesota on April 23, 1930 to Pedro and Flora Guerra. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in October of 1950 where he served four years. He was assigned to Nellis Air Force Base in May 1952 and was honorably discharged from service in October of 1954 as a Staff Sargent. During his service he received a National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal. Upon separation from the Air Force he was hired by the United States Government and returned to Nellis AFB as a civilian jet aircraft mechanic specialist in January 1955. In 1980, he was promoted to Supervisor of the 57th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. At the time of his retirement in January 1986 he was the highest-ranking civilian to ever work at Nellis AFB and command a joint Military and Civilian Squadron. He began coaching youth baseball in 1961 in North Las Vegas. For the next 56 years he coached North Las Vegas City League, Clark County Youth Baseball League and American Legion Baseball in Southern Nevada. In the early 70's he met Ralph Meder, where together they conducted Sunday workouts at Valley High School and later at Hadland Park for any ball player that wanted to play. In the coming years he was approached by the St. Louis Cardinals to become a scout for the Las Vegas area. During the next 26 years he was a Scout Supervisor and covered the states of Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. In 1998 Manny started the first ""Scout Team"" in Southern Nevada. The team consisted of the top high school prospects in the area. In 2001, he and Carl Cassell, a local scout with the Texas Rangers, began working together to showcase the prospects to other scouts and college coaches. This fall tradition has continued for 20 years. In honor of Manny, this year's Scout Team will wear a patch on their uniform with his initials ""MG"" and his favorite saying, ""It's All About The Kids"". In 2008, The Southern Nevada Coaches Association inducted him into the Southern Nevada High School Baseball Hall of Fame for his contribution to youth baseball. Most recently, he was honored by UNLV and CSN College of Southern Nevada for his many years of service to the Las Vegas Baseball Community. He finished his baseball career this year as a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies. In his spare time, when he was not at a baseball field, you could find him enjoying all things when it came to the great outdoors. He loved hunting, fishing and creating memories while camping with the family and friends. You could also find him at home tending to his vegetable garden and growing irises that he had brought back from his mother's garden in Minnesota. Manny is preceded in death by his parents, daughter Laura, sisters Marie Fast and Agnes Behm. He is survived by his wife Luella of 65 years, daughter Mona Beaman, son Michael and his wife Jan. Grandsons Ian Beaman, Jason Guerra (Ellen) Christopher Guerra (Cassandra) and granddaughter Jennifer Jackson (Michael) and four great grandchildren, Mason, Colson, Ashlyn and Evan Guerra. A Celebration of Manny's life will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday August 18, 2018 at Calvary Chapel Las Vegas, 7175 W. Oquendo Rd. Las Vegas, NV. 89113. A private burial for family will follow at the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, NV on Monday, August 20, 2018. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations in Manny's honor for future scholarships be made to either UNLV and CSN: For UNLV, please make checks out to ""UNLV Foundation - UNLV Rebel Baseball Club Fund"". Please put in the memo, ""In Memory of Manny Guerra, Fund 3165."" Please send to UNLV Rebel Athletic Fund at 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Box 450030 Las Vegas, NV 89154. UNLV online donations can be made at https://netcommunity.unlv.edu/givetoathletics. Please designate ""Other"" and list ""UNLV Rebel Baseball Club Fund."" Please fill out the tribute information as well. Donations for CSN Foundation, please make in ""Care of Manny Guerra/CSN Baseball"", address: College of Southern Nevada 6375 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146. Phone: 702-651-5000. The family of Manny wishes to extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Chaplains Kenneth Feinberg and Kevin Jacobson and to Calvary Chapel of Las Vegas.

Service

Calvary Chapel
7175 West Oquendo Road
Las Vegas, NV  89113
Saturday, August 18, 2018
12:30 PM

Cemetery

Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
1900 Veterans Memorial Drive
Boulder City, NV  89005