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Lt. Col. Orlando H. Griego (Toti), retired Army, (71) was born in Albuquerque, NM, (April 10, 1938 - November 15, 2009). He was preceded in death by his parents Fred Baca Griego and Maria Dolores C. Griego; and brothers, Fred B. Griego Jr., Robert E. Griego, and William G. Griego. He is survived by his sister, F. Judith Griego-Ruth and husband Bob Ruth; brothers, Raymond A. Griego, Rudolph S. Griego and wife Lolli Griego, and Fred Griego III. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Gutirrez Griego; his children, H. Yvette Griego, Astra Stevens and husband Phillip Stevens, Natalie Griego and husband Norbert Chavez, Orlando H. Griego Jr., M. Jude Griego and his wife, Noelle Griego, Nicole Saunders, Mariana Griego and Yolanda Bush of Denver, Co. He will be truly missed by his grandchildren: Dana Sanchez and husband Raymond Sanchez III, S. Jade, Rosendo, and J. Jacqueline Garcia, Mathew and Jordan Chavez, Corey and Jerel Stevens, Isabella Griego; and great-grandson Raymond Sanchez IV, as well as identical twins due in June. Lt. Col. Orlando Griego served his country in the Vietnam War and in Desert Storm. He was also a US Postal worker in Albuquerque, and since 1970 he has resided in and has been a business owner in El Paso, TX. There will be a visitation from 5:00-7:00p.m. with a rosary beginning at 7:00p.m. on Thursday November 19, 2009 at the Sunset Funeral Home (4631 Hondo Pass; ElPaso, Tx 79904). The funeral mass will be on Friday November 20, 2009 at 10:00a.m. at the Blessed Sacrament Church (9025 Diana Dr.; El Paso, Tx. 79904). The burial will follow at 11:00 at the Fort Bliss National Cemetary. Lt. Col. Orlando Griego will be buried with full military honors. The family will also be having a memorial service and reception in ABQ in the near future; details are fothcoming and will be published.
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