LUIS Age 89, formerly of Belen, NM, residing in Albuquerque, NM since 2008, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Lyrie (Romero) Torres; children, Luis Torres, Jr. and wife Deana of Belen, Lorraine Torres of Albuquerque, Laura Villanueva of Overland Park, Kansas, and Leonard and wife, Jackie of Los Chavez; grandchildren, Joy and children, Lyrie Ann Baker and children, Tristan, wife, Marie, daughter Layla; Bryan, wife Tasha, sons, Brady and Colby; Joy Lynn; and Justine, Josh and son, Max, John and Frank; brother, Emilio Torres and wife, Gertrude and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Juan and Sinda Torres; brother, Sinesio Torres, and sister, Rose Padilla. After graduating from Albuquerque High School he attended UNM in the engineering school for one and a half years then entered the US Army and served from 1942 to 1946. During his service to our country, he attended the Medical Technical School at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, DC and graduated as a Medical Laboratory Technician. After the service, he worked for four years at the Albuquerque VA Hospital as a Medical Technician. In 1951 he moved his family to Belen, NM and opened the first medical laboratory at the Belen General Hospital. In 1956, he purchased the Belen General Hospital and function as Owner/Administrator until 1971 when he sold the hospital to Presbyterian Hospital. He remained the administrator of Eastern Valencia Hospital until 1984. He then was the administrator of the Espanola Hospital for two years and retired to his family farm in Albuquerque. He served as a member of Belen City Council, member/president of the Rotary Club and Belen Chamber of Commerce, member of the Valencia County Sheriff's Posse and the, Knights of Columbus. He received prestigious awards from the City of Belen and Presbyterian Hospital. Services will be held at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church on Saturday, November 5, 2011. Visitation will be at 9:00 a.m. and the Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. and Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. with burial following at Our Lady of Belen Memorial Gardens and then a reception. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Please visit our online guest book for Luis Torres at: RememberTheirStory.com French 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
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