Ralph Torrez

Ralph M. Torrez, Sr., age 71 of Roswell, NM passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Services will be held at St. Peters Catholic Church on Saturday, December 20, 2014. A rosary is scheduled to begin at 10 A.M. with a funeral mass and laying of the ashes in the columbarium to follow in the court yard of the church.

Ralph was born March 7, 1943 in Picacho, NM to Antonio and Plajeres Torrez who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his sisters Emma Brijalba, Martha Chavez, and Rufina Herrera.

Ralph is survived by his loving wife, Hope of Roswell, NM, sons Richard S. Torrez of Lubbock, TX, Ralph Torrez Jr. and his wife Anita of Dallas, TX, and daughter Rebecca Torrez of Albuquerque, NM. Also surviving him are his sisters Dora Mendoza, Isabelle Tavarez, and Orlidia Vincent and brother Candelario Torres and his wife Ramona.

Ralph served in the US Army Reserve in the Artillery Infantry and he served his country in the United States and in Frankfurt, Germany. He was employed with the Navajo Refining Company in Artesia, NM for 20 years. Upon leaving the Navajo Refining company, Ralph was a selfemployed independent U.S. Postal Service Mail Contractor since 1972. Over the years he, with his wife by his side, maintained and acquired a number of mail contracts and grew a business that supported his family and allowed him to be one of the most giving men to his entire family. He eventually became owner and operator of his mail contracting business, Diamond T U.S. Mail Service, Inc. as a U. S. Mail Supplier to the Roswell area expanding to the local rural area and including service to Hagerman, Dexter, Lake Arthur, Artesia, Carlsbad, Hobbs and Lubbock working closely with his eldest son, Richard.

Ralph was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend. There was nothing more important to him than his family. Ralph always loved spending time with his family especially when he could get them all in one place or include all of his sisters and brother. He will be greatly missed for his great big heart of gold that was big enough that he loved deeply and gave generously to anyone that needed just about anything. Many that know him or have met him will remember him as a true friend and a great man.

Honorary pallbearers are his grandsons, Adrian Alexander Torrez and Christopher Michael Torrez granddaughters, Alicia Nicole Torrez and Ashlynn Rose Torrez great grandson, Brandon Isaiah Torrez, and all of his nieces and nephews.

Service

Rosary

St. Peters Catholic Church
109 E. Deming
Roswell, NM  88203
Saturday, December 20, 2014
10:00 am

Memorial Mass

St. Peters Catholic Church
109 E. Deming
Roswell, NM  88203
Saturday, December 20, 2014
10:30 am

Cemetery

St. Peters ColumbariumH
109 E. Demeing
Roswell, NM  88203