Juan Jaime Chavez Torres
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Juan Jaime Chavez Torres, born December 1, 1970, passed away at home March 24 2026, surrounded by family at the age of 56. He was the third child to the late Francisca Emilia Torres Sosa and Jesus Chavez Olivares.
Juan is survived by his wife of 32 years, Beata J Chavez; his children, Beatriz Chavez Hawkinson, Michelle Chavez, and Ashley Chavez. He is also survived by his siblings, Nicolasa Torres, Felipe Torres, Martha Janette Torres, Jose Manuel Chavez Torres, Alfredo Chavez Torres, Rodolfo Chavez Torres, Armando Chavez Torres, Joel Javier Chavez Torres, Miriam Jannet Chavez Torres, and Abe Carin Chavez Torres. Juan was predeceased by his mother, Emilia, and his older brother Jesus Salvador Chavez Torres.
Born in Mexico in the village of Puebla, he grew up in Mexico City and Aguascalientes, then later pursued his dreams and moved to New York City where he met his wife, Beata, and had his three children. After, they purchased a home in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where the family currently resides. Over the years, he spent his free time working to put his personal touch throughout the old home, a hobby he pursued whenever he had the chance and inspiration. As a creative person, he loved listening to music and watching movies and TV shows, with a soft spot for indie films. While not a sports fan per say, he did follow along with football and rooted for his team, the Huston Texans, eventually seeing a game in person in Philadelphia. Juan was fascinated by technology, and dearly loved the equipment he collected over the years – from cameras to audio systems to editing software, the latter evident by the holiday and birthday posts he made on his social media. He was passionate about cars, dedicating himself to maintaining his vehicles, including a 2004 Ford Explorer that still drives. He was working on restoring a 1998 Subaru Impreza, but his favorite was the manual Subaru WRX, fulfilling a childhood dream of his. While well-traveled, visiting places around the country and the world with his family, Juan deeply enjoyed relaxing, and one could find him at the end of a long hard day relaxing on “his spot” on the couch.
Juan was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine, was last employed at Prime Inc. as a maintenance supervisor, and previously worked at Sears LLC. Many over the years have come to know Juan as a reliable, honest, hardworking man, who’s knowledge base encompassed so many different fields. If someone needed something done, Juan was the man to call, especially if it was a difficult repair. No matter the challenge, Juan rose to the occasion, allowing defeat to be a learning lesson to move past, and not a sign to quit.
Within his family, he was known as someone who was unconditionally supportive and never-ending in his kindness and help. His happiness was infectious, and he deeply cared about justice and doing the right thing, always. As a peacemaker, he did not make waves, and showed great acceptance of the things he could not change and what mattered to other people, working to accommodate it all. He stands as a fine example of someone we all can strive to be: endlessly patient, forgiving, and loving.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday March 28 2026, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in St Robert Bellarmine Church, Barney & Division Streets, Wilkes-Barre.
Interment will be in The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, March 27 2026 from 5:00 PM -7 :00PM at the Daniel J. Hughes Funeral & Cremation Service, 617 Carey Ave, Wilkes-Barre.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to cancer prevention, screening, and support groups, particularly those serving colon cancer patients. After many years dealing with pain, the diagnosis of colon cancer came too late for treatment. Many thanks to the nurses and doctors of Geisinger who supported his care, ensuring that, while unable to treat, Juan would be made as comfortable and pain-free as possible. Though Juan’s physical presence is no longer with us, his spirit lives on through the life lessons that permeated everything he did and say – that our relationships are what matter, and to cherish them by listening attentively and being fully present in the moment.