College will hold moment of silence for Texas man electrocuted by hot tub

A school in El Paso, Texas, honors Jorge Guillen at its graduation ceremony, three days after the man died in an accident while vacationing in Mexico.

Western Technical College will hold a moment of silence on Friday, June 14, for Guillen, 43, who was electrocuted in a hot tub with his wife while they were vacationing in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora.

“Those who knew George knew he was enthusiastic,” Western Tech President Maxine Valencia told CBS affiliate KDBC-TV. “He was passionate. He loved HVAC. He was a real great family man. Certainly a very respectable professional young man.

The college will also set aside time for Guillen’s loved ones to share memories of the man, who would have graduated from the institution on Friday, according to the news station.

Guillen’s wife, Lizette Zambrano, 35, was also injured in the crash. She was taken to an Arizona hospital in critical condition. El Paso Times reported.

The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 11, at a private condominium complex, according to a translated statement shared on Facebook by the Sonora State Attorney General’s Office.

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The statement added at the time that both husband and wife suffered injuries from a “possible electric shock.”

An investigation is underway and the authorities will now seek to “determine the origin of the electrical outage”, according to the press release.

A GoFundMe, created on behalf of the couple’s family, raised more than $44,000 as of Friday.

“Jorge had a heart of gold and was always there for his family and friends,” wrote campaign organizers Amber Romero and Sylvia Annette Sundermann.

They added, referring to the couple’s relationship: “The love they shared was one for ages. We are asking for your help to bring him home and to cover her medical expenses.