Auero “Jimmy” Colon, a longtime Rockaway resident, died March 13.

Colon was born in Puerto Rico. He was a factory worker.

Colon was preceded in death by his father, Martin Colon.

He is survived by his mother, Auroa Rosario Campos Colon; wife, Hilda Rosa Colon; brothers, Jose (Susie), Reynaldo (Raphaela) and Tony; sisters, Rosa Perez (Benny), Margaret Colon, Olivia Colon and Marlene Ortiz (Renee); stepson, Noel Madra and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements and service were entrusted to Denis S. O’Connor Funeral Home, Rockaway Beach. Interment remained private.