Kern County Obituaries Juvenal Reyes Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://calarchives4u.com/ These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Tehachapi News; 6 Jan 1955 Carbon Monoxide Cause of Death Juvenal Reyes, well known Tehachapi boy, died Christmas morning at the Mojave Hospital from carbon monoxide poisoning and his brother, John, who roomed with him was critically ill for several days, but has recovered from the effects of the poisoning. The boys resided in a one-room apartment and used the cook stove oven for heating the room. According to John, he and Juvenal stayed up late the night of December 23 at their home at 205½ H St. At 3 a.m. they decided to cook an early breakfast and then decided to go to bed without the meal. John said he awakened later smelling gas, presumably from the stove, and feeling very sick. John opened the door and got back in bed. He said that he felt so weak that it is hard to remember just exactly what did happen. Later in the morning their brother-in-law, Robert Samano came to their house. He tried to get the brothers to go to the hospital, but they felt that they would soon be well. They did go to Samano's house and were attended by Dr. Michael Wasylycia, who ordered them taken to the Mojave hospital where they were given blood and, oxygen. Juvenalis is survived by his brothers, Frank of Los Angeles and John; a sister, Mrs. Robert Samano and a grandmother, Mrs. Francisco Reyes, all of Tehachapi. An inquest held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave declared his death due to natural causes. Graveside services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Malachy Cemetery in Tehachapi.