It all started back in 1968 with a beautiful woman and her Air Force hero. Our mother, Consuelo had a passion for showing her love through her cooking. Sharing our heritage with our community back in 1968 when Mexican food was still a rare experience was an exciting challenge to her. Every smile brought joy to her heart. Being a farm girl, creating dishes made with ingredients without chemicals, as God intended was very important to her. At one time, she had four gardens to help supply vegetables for our kitchen. One of her other passions was serving food for 40 years through our concession trailer at local festivals and county fairs. Our father, TSgt. Ezekiel Villa worked as a United States Air Force Recruiter. By day he served our country and by evening he served his wife's cooking. His concern for the community led him to become a leader in social concerns and nonprofit organizations. He retired from full time service in the Air Force to attend and graduate from Toledo Bible college. He was ordained as a pastor and started Christ Latino Mission, a bilingual christian church. The photos on the wall represent his career starting at the age of 14. He is the youngest man on record to have enlisted into the US Army Air Corp. He served a total of 21 1/2 active and 8 1/2 years in the reserves, completing a total of 30 years. 58 years later we still carry on our mother's passion for fresh food created with love. Thank you, Mom and Dad for all you sacrificed for our family and El Tipico.