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2016
Ralph Gutierrez Obituary
Ralph (Lito)
Gutierrez
4/22/1923 - 3/25/2016
Ralph passed quietly in his sleep early in the morning on Good Friday.
He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Helen Gutierrez; sister Genevieve Duran; three children, Ralph Gutierrez, Diana Gutierrez, and Mark Gutierrez and wife Laura; three grandchildren, David Gutierrez and wife Tara, Kathryn Gutierrez, and Holle Gutierrez; two great-grandchildren, Theodore and Phoebe Gutierrez; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Born in Barelas, he grew up to enlist in the Army Air Corp as a P38 fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Returning to Albuquerque, he married Helen Lorraine Leavitt on Feb 6, 1946. They had three children and Ralph embarked on a lifelong career establishing his own wholesale grocery businesses, New Mexico Sales Co., United Grocers Assn. and finally, Ralph's Road Sales. He established lifelong friendships from his days in business through his final years at St. John's Rehabilitation.
In lieu of flowers, Ralph would have appreciated donations to the 475th Historical Foundation at www.475th.org .
A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Therese of the Little Flower, 3424 Fourth St. NW, Alb, NM 87107, on Tuesday, April 12th at 9:00AM. Private interment ceremony will be at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at a later date.
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Karen Hart
January 8, 2018
To Ralph's family: I am the daughter of one of Ralph's Air Force buddies, Art Goodwin. My Dad passed away in November of 2014. I let him know and a few weeks later he called me to let me know how much he thought of my Dad, shared a couple stories and sang to me a "rousing Air Corp song". I was very sad to see that he is gone now also and wanted to let you know how much he was thought of by my Dad and myself. I was very comforted by his words that day and I hope you also feel comforted. God Bless your family.
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Louie Cortinas from Corpus Christi Texas
June 26, 2017
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Louie Cortinas from Corpus Christi Texas
June 26, 2017
Hope Culley
April 14, 2016
Please accept our sincere sympathy for your loss. Our Uncle Lito will forever be remembered by our family. We wished we could have attended his services, We send our love and Prayers for your families.
March 31, 2016
The Hubbell & Kozlowski families send their deepest sympathy to your family.
Peggy (Dieterich) Murtagh
March 31, 2016
You & your family are in my prayers, for comfort & peace at this sad time of loss.
❤ Much love & hugs ... Peg (Peggy Murtagh)
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