Richard Valdez (Age 83) of West Valley City, Utah, passed away in Taylorsville, Utah on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 of complications from Dementia. He slowly lost his mental and physical capacities from this awful disease.
Richard was born March 26, 1937 in Gallina, New Mexico to Rosenaldo Valdez & Juanita Martinez-Valdez. He married Vaunda Lee Weber on March 18, 1960 and they had six children. Ricardo Jr., Michael, Sarita, Alana, Idona & Dennis. They divorced in May of 1984.
Our Daddy went to his Family Reunion in heaven to reunite with his parents and siblings. He was preceeded in death by his brother Luis, sister Lucy, brother Joe, and sister Mary. He is survived by sister Olivia (Jim), sister Toney, brother Ross (Alvina), and brother Freddy. His children Rick (Robin), Michael (Tamara), Sarita, Alana, Idona and Dennis (Shelly), his 20 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren and their spouses/significant others. He will be missed by all who loved and knew him. We will miss his loving smile, smiling eyes and how he lit up when you walked in the room and he said "How's Mi Hito/Mi Hita". He had a kind and gentle soul and a beautiful laugh. He loved his family and always wanted them to be together. He loved cars, fishing, camping and spending quality time with those he loved. He had a great sense of humor and loved playing with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a good listener and helped you to feel good about yourself. He was always there when you needed his help or just needed to feel loved.
Jude 1:2
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
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