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Alegria, Michael

February 1, 1945 –
 February 6, 2021

Obituary

Michael Alegria Childhood nickname “Smilie” Born: Feb 1,1945  Los Angeles, California Death: Feb 6,2021  Dallas, Texas Michael preceded his wife of fifty six years, La Rue Alegria of Lancaster California, his son, Anthony Michael Alegria of Dallas, TX, daughter Jennifer Fieckert of Lancaster, CA, Son Michael Christopher Alegria of California, daughter Anna Lisa Curtis Alegria of Lake Worth, FL. And his siblings; Robert Alegria of San Pedro, CA, Fred Alegria of Torrance, CA, Danny Alegria of San Diego, CA, David Alegria of San Pedro, CA, Richard Alegria of Cerritos, CA, Sisters Linda Ellis of Herber Springs, AR, Lucy Gluth of Nevada, Lori O’Day of Luguna Nigel, CA. Michael worked hard and played hard. His favorite Sport since his childhood years was Baseball. He played similar pro ball in his early years with the Minnesota Twins. He was a Aerospace man to the core, twenty-five years at McDonald’s Donnell Douglas, twenty-five years with Northrop Aircraft working on the Stealth Bomber, in Palmdale CA, as well as Hill AFB in Layton Utah. He obtained his Master’s degree in Business Administration in 1989 to further his career with the Stealth Bomber fleet. Michael was an outdoors man, loved to hike took his sons and baby brother Richard on a Hike to Mount Whitney and back. He enjoyed taking his family camping, to the Grand Canyon, Big Sur Phiffer State Beach, Leo Carrillo State Beach, CA, Oregon caves, Jedidiah Smith, Joshua Tree State Park, CA, General Grant Redwoods, Yosemite and Burney Falls, CA. Michael was also a Fesbian, he loved live plays at the Hale theaters in Glendale, CA. As well as in Utah. One of his favorite plays was the musical “Forever Plaid” his favored films City Slickers, Back to the future,  and the Star Trek trilogy. He loved clean Comedies, and was an appreciator of Chamber Music. His favorite Spiritual Christian Hymn was I come to the Garden alone…one of his favorite sayings was, “Do you think the rain will hurt the Rubbard?” A question posed by Doris Day. A dry wit response to difficult discussions one would not like to enter into. Michael will be greatly missed by his loved ones and family, he’s finally home free! Please leave the family condolences and share memories on this website.  

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Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

(214) 306-6700

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"Excellent customer service, they made you feel like you were their only customer. Very helpful and explained what we should expect during the process. They basically took care of our needs during this time. They contacted DFW National Cemetery for us which made it a smooth experience. Definitely will use them again."
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"I was amazed how professional the team at Aria Funeral Preston Dallas Texas are. They guided me through the process and my options of their services that they offered for my mother. They are compassionate, caring, calm, good listener, efficient and did an excellent job! Thank you!"
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"If I could give 6 stars I would. Aria made a difficult easier to deal with by basically taking care of everything in an efficient but very empathetic manner. I can speak highly enough of Dusty Martin, who helped us with all of the planning and logistics. He was incredibly understanding and helpful."
Angel M.
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"Nothing prepares you for the grief you go through when losing a child. I called this funeral home at 2:00 am broken and could barely talk. The amount of compassion and empathy they showed me immediately let me know I found the right place to cremate my son. I cannot thank them enough for their professionalism, SINCERE concern, and commitment to making sure my son was honored in the most respectful way. I hope this Funeral home values her as much as my family and I do."
McGee Family
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"Wayne and Staff, thank you for taking care of the arrangements for our mom, Exter McGee and our dad, Philip McGee. You have been great to work with during such a difficult time."
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"On behalf of my family, I wanted you to know how much we appreciate your handling of my husband's final arrangements. Wayne Baxter assisted & guided us through the entire process with such care & compassion. Don't know what we would have done without him! Sincerely, Colleen Elledge"
The Peterson Family
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"I can’t say enough about how helpful and professional Dusty Martin, the funeral director at the Aria Cremation location on NW Highway has been. From my initial call, he was kind and informative. My friend died at home while on hospice and she was picked up in about an hour after receiving the call from the hospice nurse. The person who arrived to pick her up was also very professional/respectful and allowed us to take as much time with her as we wished. When I met with Dusty the next day about arrangements, he explained the process and options available without being pushy or trying to “sell” extras. Throughout the process, he kept me informed and, for example, was careful to be certain I understood the cost of the obituary I wanted and offered some options for reducing that cost if I wished. When I stopped by for another reason and started talking about some of the problems I was having with the pictures and media I hoped to use at a memorial lunch I was planning, he not only listened patiently but offered technology advice and let me use his personal media player. I have had experience arranging cremations for four others using two other local companies, and this experience with Dusty at Aria has been by far the best one I have had."
Paula Barnes
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"My Daddy’s service and our family experience at Aria Northwest Highway was truly blessed. Funeral Director Dustin Martin is the kind of person that you would like to see on a more regular basis – but in his industry – you hope to not see him that often. That being said – THANK YOU DUSTIN for your unending kindness, compassion and friendship through the process. Meeting you and discussing Dallas History, Find A Grave and my Dad’s lifelong contributions to the great City of Dallas was simply wonderful! In memory of my dad James A. Dodd, Sr. – I want to personally thank you and let you know that you made everything better in that moment. Your calling to “Be There” is spot on. Aria has a one in a million guy in you! Bling Blinky of TEXAS Shout Out: God Bless You!!"
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  1. If death has occurred and or is imminent, please call the Aria location nearest you.

    PRESTON ROAD
    214.306.6700

    NORTHWEST HIGHWAY
    214.340.8008

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