McMinnville resident and Villade Omealca, Veracruz, Mexico native Fernando Virgen Velazquez, age 47, was born May 30, 1960 and died March 16, 2008 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a short illness. A nursery worker and a member of the Assembly of God Church, he was the son of Lucia Velazquez Dominges of Mexico and the late Pedro Virgen Velazquez. In addition to his mother, he is survived by six brothers, Julian and Amadeo Virgen Velazquez both of Montgomery, AL; Pedro Virgen Velazquez of Bowling Green, KY and Florentino, Fructuoso and Jesus Virgen Velazquez all of Mexico; seven sisters, Rosa, Flora, Graciela, Simona, Isabel and Leonor Virgen Velazquez all of Mexico and Julia Virgen Velazquez of Montgomery, AL and several nieces and nephews.