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Guillermo Alonso Life Biography Guillermo Alonso lived in a community with a bad reputation called “Boyle Heights”. He hopes to become a Catholic Priest and hopefully a bishop. Surviving in a community full of negativity such as drugs, sex, gangs, and violence wasn’t easy for him, but with his Christian faith and obedience to parents he was able to overcome these obstacles. Not only was he being raised by a Catholic Faith but also by Catholic Priest. His success in life began when he was being raised by two great Catholic Priest and his mother Lydia Aguilar.He was born on the second Monday of the month of September in 1995 at a religious hospital called “Saint Martha”. They named him based on the name his grandmother had, which was “Guillermina”. His nickname was “Memo”, but many people called him instead “Mamon”.

He was the fifth child of Lydia Aguilar and Alex Alonso. He was the “baby” of the family but the most wisest, tallest and religious of his family. On his birth everyone expected much from this baby. His brothers were raised strict under his father’s standards; therefore, when Guillermo was born his father’s life change because he was getting older and didn’t have the same strength to correct his behavior. His parents were both from Mexico, but were highly spiritual.

He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters in which he was raised differently from them. His brothers and sisters at first lived on the Wynerwood Apartments’. So the apartments in which their brothers and sisters lived affected them psychologically because their attitude was stubborn and violent. The environment full of gang members and drugs surrounded his brothers to get involved, but his mother’s catholic faith holds his brothers from joining any of those negativity. However just because they weren’t gang members and never did drugs didn’t meant they had a great and respectful attitude, instead they had the worse attitude and had to find a way how to survive in such a negative environment. For this reason his brothers and sisters were jealous because he never experienced all their pain. That is why his brothers and sisters pretty much didn’t like him, so they tried to give the baby a miserable life and project their pain. As a baby he was told many heartbreaking lies, and was growing up with fears and doubts. But his parents luckily noticed these horrible things, and decided to separate him from them.

His parent’s economic wealth wasn’t good, so his brothers had to be raised in low-cost negative apartments. His parents had to struggle to maintain order on their violent family, but everybody’s life in the family changed when his mother was pregnant. His oldest brother Ismael was excited to have a little brother in which he can take care of, his other brother David was mad because his older brother Ismael would punk on him even more, his older sister was happy because she wanted to help his little brother grow differently than their lifestyle, but his other sister Alejandra hated the fact that his mother was pregnant because she no longer was going to be the conceited baby. It seemed as if this family didn’t want another baby, but his mother wanted another child in which she can guide differently into success through obedience and his father was satisfied it was going to be a baby boy because he assumed he would inherit his last name to his future family.

He was raised in a Catholic Family. His mother said that when she saw him after they released him out for the first time she felt happy and saw that the boy was going to be something big. However his father wasn’t able to see his child take his first breathe alone, because he was in court paying a fine. When his parents presented the new born baby to the family they noticed the family didn’t like the baby so they tried to separate the baby from their brothers as much as possible before he became like them. His mother once said that one time his sister Alejandra, got a knife and planned to kill the new baby, but luckily they were able to catch her.

His parents decided to move him with his father in the business at Wabash Street. In the record shop business he was introduced to poverty. He slept on the floor and had many toys. His father buyed him anything he wanted before the baby cried, and his mother was studying hard in East Los Angeles College and California State University Los Angeles to get her degrees and have a better economic wealth. His mother studied to be a doctor. In the record shop business he was raised with love and patience. That is why he was very polite and respectful. In the record shop the baby every night saw his father trying to write songs and poetry. His father was a Hispanic song writer so he known many great singers and bands. This child was presented to these Hispanic musicians and selected one of them to be his godfather for baptism. His father felt proud he had a male son in which he can take anywhere. His parents conceited this baby a lot and the baby was happy, but he didn’t have a relationship with his brothers because he was separated.

However when the time came to close the record shop and go back to the apartments, Guillermo changed a lot. From being a great obedient happy child he became the most disobedient and violent child. His father was disappointed because he spends so much time trying to create a different baby, but at his first life test he changed quickly. His relationship with his father slowly ended while his relationship with his brothers grew. Living in a 2 bed room apartments with 14 people in it wasn’t easy. His uncle and aunt moved in with their family to the apartment and in total were 14 people. His brother Ismael and David taught this little angel how to cuss bad words and fight. Every Friday night the wrestling shows motivated Guillermo to fight with his neighbors and brothers. His father got disappointed at this child because he wasn’t able to be controlled. So he just quitted on him, but his mother studying hard had a relationship with his son. His parents were busy trying to find a better life-style for everybody. Although this boy was violent and bad, every night when his mother was doing homework till 3am, this little boy sat next to her asking her questions and sleeping on her legs. This mother also took him to church retreats every Saturday morning. Perhaps, his religious life style interest began in the retreats. One time at the age of 4, his mother invited him to attend this religious assembly. He enjoyed and had fun in the assembly. So the next day he expressed to his family, “I want to be a priest.” Of course everyone laughed at him, but his grandmother had always wanted to have one of his sons to be a priest. So this encouraged him even more. This boy had many doubts and wanted to be good but behaved bad. This negative attitude he had in his family and at Dena Elementary School lead this boy to be in many problems socially. After first grade his parents had to move from the apartments because some neighbors didn’t like this family. The environment made Guillermo have a violent, disrespectful and act/dress like a gang banger.

After moving from the negative environment he moved to Huntington Park. In this city his early religious vocation vanished because he loved being surrounded by girls. He loved the girls so much that his parents had to explain to him that to be a priest you have to be single. Months passed and later on he found out that to be a priest you can’t have a wife. So he got so mad and decided not to be a priest and form a family. So he decided to not be a priest and just form a family. This decision gave him the liberty to act as an impish person. However he was too impish that his elementary school Middleton thought he needed special education, but his mother refused to allow the school to give him special education classes. So the school disagreed with her opinion and threatened her to allow his son in special education or else repeat and flunk 1st grade. So the mother chose to repeat him in first grade, because she knew that his son was smart it was just the behavior that the environment adapted to him that affected him. The mother got disappointed at his son too, but she didn’t quit instead she decided to spend more time with him. Spending more time with him allowed his mother to have a better relationship with him. His mother took him to East Los Angeles College in the classes sitting next to her quietly reading a book or drawing. She also took him to church to pray and meet new priest. The mother took him to eat and play together at the park and walking. The mother finally finished getting her Medical Health Degree to serve as a Doctor and Math Degree to work as a Math Teacher. So the mother decided to change houses back to Boyle Heights to be close to her job.

At Boyle Heights his success in life began. His mother went on to teaching Math at Roosevelt High School and Jefferson High School. His father continued to be a songwriter and be the City Street Maintenance Supervisor. His brothers and sisters studying in school. It seemed as if the family was busy and didn’t play around as before. Everybody was grown up except for Guillermo. He was still in the process of finishing 2nd grade at Breed Street Elementary School. When he arrived to Boyle Heights he noticed that there was more police supervision especially living on a main street, Soto. No longer can he be doing impish actions because there would be consequences. The place at which they move was great because everything was close by, church, school, park, library, police station, Hospitals, Fast Food Restaurants except teen people. Guillermo didn’t like the place because he would get bored but his parents loved it. His mom attended church meetings and his father wrote religious songs. His mother would help the nuns sell religious magazines and most of the time he would get bored.

Guillermo at a young age got the habit of walking with the priest during the procession of mass. Guillermo loved to be known by people, it seemed the only reason he loved going to church was because everybody would talk good things about him. However, his mother would criticize his action by telling him he was a hypocrite. This didn’t offend him instead it made him feel discovered and felt that he needed to improve this.

Luckily he met a priest, called “Cesar Ibarra.” This priest loved Guillermo a lot and decided to make him an alter server at the age of 8 without his first communion. As the first alter server without the sacrament of communion he was mistreated by the ministers, altar servers, nuns, and more. When the priest noticed this, he quickly protected him from them. This priest was like Guillermo’s second father. His father at this time couldn’t converse and talk to him, so later his father became jealous his own son wanted the priest more than him. This priest helped him to restore his vocation, and educate him. This priest always encouraged him to stay in school and become a great priest. This priest even made his vocation greater and made interest in Guillermo to become a Catholic Pope. Due to the fact he met him, he was an active member in the church since the age of 8.

Slowly they both started to separate because of their different duties. Father Cesar was the pastor of 2 churches and had to administer both of them. So he would leave him alone, with another Father called Jose Maria. Father Jose Maria taught Guillermo how to speak and read Spanish, while Guillermo taught him how to read and speak in English. Guillermo everyday participated in the 7am mass before going to school and on Sunday and Saturday he spent the whole day with Father Cesar serving on all the masses.

While the mother went on helping the nuns she left Guillermo with Father Cesar as if he was a babysitter. Father Cesar was also an advisor and good friends with his mother and both worked with love to raise him. These 2 priests raised him and made him a religious person. With the love and attention that these both priest gave him, they saved him from being a person who try to find love with negative friends. These 2 priest would always treat him as if he was his a son to them, so until this day they feel proud on what they together created a smart, responsible, funny person.

Guillermo’s attitude has been so respectful, joyful, romantic, critical and menacing towards people because of Father Cesar. Guillermo and Father Cesar spent about 4 years together, until the priest was sent to serve his next mission as a priest in Kenya, Africa. Guillermo was so depressed that his father was leaving to such a faraway place, that he flooded his house with tears.

The separation of Father Cesar affected Guillermo’s academic grades and spiritually. He then didn’t want to stay in his community without that priest. So he left to Colfax, California, and entered the Catholic minor- seminary school to be a priest. There he realized that he couldn’t stay away from his family for a long time. So he decided to come back to Los Angeles and live life to the fullest with his family.

When he returned he arrived with a different attitude. Many people knew him for being Father Cesar’s favorite priest. Slowly, Guillermo left the church because the nuns and ministers gave him a miserable life, because Father Cesar wasn’t there anymore to protect him. He earned so much fame that when he went to church he didn’t go with the same purpose of enriching his vocation; instead he went to be seen by people. His mother would always call him a hypocrite. He went to church because he wanted to play sports with his friends Emmanuel, Christian, Angel, and Fernando. He spent most of his time at church playing rather than praying. When he attended mass as an alter server he would sleep during mass. His mother then felt she needed to change him.

His mother then got strict with him and started to work with him. She bought him any item Guillermo wanted as long as he gave her the good grade. At Breed Street Elementary School the mother would expect a lot from this child and the child fulfilled her expectations. Living in obedience to his mother led him to succeeding in school. His grades improved so much that his mother declared him as the wisest one in their family. The mother tutored him Math and made him win 1st place in a Math Competition for the City. His father finally got the relationship with his son after Father Cesar left. When he had the relationship he taught his son grammar and literature because he was a great songwriter. His brothers inspired him to play sports. His brother David played for the Roosevelt High School Football Team and taught him how to play. His brother Ismael taught him how to play basketball and his sister Janet taught him how to play soccer. His sister Alejandra success in middle school got him popular in school when he arrived.

After his mother noticed that his son was raised well spiritually and mentally she decided to enroll him in East Los Angeles College at 6th grade. In college he showed to his professors his willingness desire to learn and commitment to his best in every task. His high level of interest and self motivation help him achieve his goals and he is committed to success. The goal of his mother was to enroll him young so that he could receive college credits to graduate from college young. The mother enrolled him with her past difficult teachers she once had.

During his childhood in Boyle Heights he got known for his intelligence and actions. He helped the community by volunteering his hours helping the Roosevelt Football team. He always loved to played sports such as football, basketball, swimming, and jogging.

When Guillermo entered Hollenbeck Middle School Magnet Center she was highly strict with his grades and never allowed him to get a B, or else she would punish him and not buy him electronics. Guillermo in the Magnet Program participated in various competitions. He had great teachers who taught him well. A teacher who always believed on him and used reverse psychology to get him motivated was Mr. Singh. Guillermo’s favorite teacher was Ms. Alvarado because she believed in him no matter how much stress she gave to him to succeed. She challenged Guillermo’s knowledge and gave him many life lessons. The funniest teacher in the Magnet Building was Ms. Romero who was a great USC Football Fan. The smartest teacher was Mr. Quintrell, a fun, serious man who loves to teach. The coolest teacher Mr. Shafer was like a big brother for Guillermo in which he can converse and have guidance from because he trusted. His Magnet counselor Mr. De-Leon was perhaps the best one in the whole school that loves to help out the most.

In 6th grade he won Honorable Mention award for competing with his history topic “The Mexican-American War” and his science fair over “absorption of colors”. He played with his school’s football team on winning the Eastern L.A.U.S.D Conference and placing 3rd place in the Los Angeles County.

He also won an in 7th grade first place on his participation in History Day. He won first place with his research on the actions and legacies of the historical Jesus. With this topic he confirmed the existence of life and discovered the missing years between the ages of 12-30. In 7th grade he also won 2nd place on his research on Science Fair Competition. He won a 2nd place award on his experiment showing whether or not a religious faith can form a personality type. With this topic he proved that having a faith on yourself or religion is a major factor on the person’s personality type. In that same 7th grade year he finished the Los Angeles Marathon. He also helped his school football team win 1st place in the Eastern L.A.U.S.D Conference and 2nd place in the Los Angeles County. In his7th grade year he also volunteered his hours by being the group leader of the Bible Club and gave lessons and activities.

It is amazing how at 14 years of age he goes to school daily and in College taking 2 classes each semester and committed to High School Football Team and running in Students Run LA is able to continue facing his demanding schedule with a compassionate, warm, optimistic, and enthusiastic attitude. This person who is naturally driven to learn and achieve perhaps releases some of his stress by playing tackle football and recognizes his mistakes in life while running on long distance races. Guillermo in his final year at Hollenbeck Middle School is working hard to graduate with his 4.0 GPA and special honor awards. He also won 2nd place in his History Day Competition research on the Separation of Church and State. In his research he proved the benefits of a theocratic system. He also won 2nd place in his Science Fair again over The Bystander Effect. In this project he proved the factors why many bystanders intend to help during an emergency. He also led his school football team to win 2nd place in the Eastern L.A.U.S.D Conference. He continued to be the group leader of the school’s Bible Club and represent his school outside of campus with a positive attitude. He is currently in the Roosevelt High School Football Team practicing to be a great Defensive Linebacker. He is trying very hard in the football team so that Universities like USC can give him a scholarship for his athletic ability and 4.0 GPA in school and involvement in the Boyle Heights Community. However Guillermo doesn’t want his parents to spend so much money on him for his university studies because he wants to thank them for creating and raising him the way he is. Guillermo wants to fight and prevent diabetes in his health by being physically active, spiritually full, and mentally ready. After high school he is planning to finish an Ironman Triathlon to test himself if he’s ready for life’s biggest achievements.

His goals in college in the University would be to take the classes taken at a Catholic Seminary, because if he enters the Catholic Seminary with the classes done then he would just spend 3 years in the seminary living in obedience, unity, and love. This benefits him in that he will spend more time with his family watching his younger family members grow. In the seminary it usually takes about 10 years, 15 years if no High School Diploma, but all those years spent in the seminary they spent them on studying to become a bilingual talker and getting a Bachelor Degree on Religion, Philosophy and Theology, so why be separated from family for a long time when you have the opportunity to be with them for a long time. In the seminary they also teach a person about discipline and obedience too. He plans to get a scholarship that would allow him to get 4 degrees at USC. He wants to get a Bachelor Degree on Philosophy which will take 3 years, a Master Degree on Theology which will take him 4 years, a Master Degree on Psychology which will take him 5 years, a Master Degree on Religion which will take 2 years. Later he will transfer to California State University Los Angeles and get a Master Degree on Computer which will take him 1 ½ years. He is planning on studying to finish degrees quicker by taking 2 at a time. He is already bilingual because Father Jose Maria and Father Cesar Ibarra taught him Spanish and the school taught him English. He is already obedient and discipline because of his mother and Father Cesar Ibarra. He is smart because hardworking is part of his genes.

The reason why he wants to get these degrees is because he wants to be a unique and great priest for his people. He doesn’t want to be the same as other priest. He wants to get a Philosophy and Theology Degree because they are requirements in the seminary. But the Philosophy Degree would help him more on reading skills and Theology would help him in understand religious ideas. However he wants to get a Psychology Degree because he feels he would understand the behavior of many people and give better advices during a confession. He wants to get a Religion Degree because he doesn’t want to be a critical person towards other religions and favor his own over others instead he wants to form a unity with all of them. He also wants a computer degree so that he doesn’t become a priest who depends on secretaries doing his work instead he wants to do the work.

After he finishes with his studies hopefully before age 31, he wishes to enter the Los Angeles Archdiocese Seminary with Bishop Alexander Salazar. After he becomes ordained in his own city he is planning to study again and learn how to speak at least 7 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, Latin, Hebrew, and Swahili. After learning to speak these languages he will ask a request to be a bishop. He wants to be the most prepared bishop to change the church. If Guillermo’s dream comes true then he will search for Father Cesar Ibarra and thank him for what he has created. If he becomes a bishop he would come back to Boyle Heights and give hope to those youth teen people and help them out like he was once helped. With these actions he hopes to show the world that anybody can become anything as long as you work for it. He hopes that with these actions he can become a Cardinal for his own home City Los Angeles. If he becomes a Cardinal he will have the privilege to be part of the College of Cardinals at the Vatican City and take his mother and Father Cesar and his dad to the City he promised he would take them. In the College of Cardinals he can have a possibility to become as Successor of Catholic Pope. This would change history because this would make him the first Non-European Pope and the first Hispanic Pope.

The goals of my life is to be a priest and Unite many religions, Visit nations and give them hope, Reveal the truths of the church, Help every church in need, Eliminate bad priest and invite young priest, Change power system, write a book of my life to give hope to others, and change rules. I want to help those who needed help like I needed help.

My life will show to every human that nothing is impossible in life. I will prove to those people that believe that Hispanic can’t be nothing especially those who are being raised from poor communities like East Los Angeles. I will show that you don’t need to go to good schools or good cities to be good. As you can see my life wasn’t created by one person instead it was created by many different people such as priest, parents, teachers, and experiences. However can’t be successful without obedience and support from parents. I always believed in Gandhi poem which says, “You must be the change, you wish to see in the world.” There will always be obstacles in life, but you just got to find a way to continue.