Services will be at 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn; two sons, Sean of Grand Junction, and Dwayne of Tustin, California; one daughter, Desiere Hernandez of Cypress, California; his mother, Gertrude Whitmer of Agora Hills, California; two brothers, John of Reseda, California, and Kenny of Alto Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama; one sister, Faye Beiner of Thousand Oaks, California; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to the Grand Valley Combined Honor Guard, P.O. Box 4438, Grand Junction 81502; Boy Scouts of America Western Colorado Council, 839 Grand Ave., Grand Junction 81501; or the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 578, Grand Junction 81502.
