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GRIEGO -- Lt. Col. Orlando H. Griego "Toti" retired US 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, and his brothers: Raymond A. Griego, Rudolph S. Griego and wife Lolli Griego, and Fred Griego III. He is also survived by his wife Patricia Gutierrez Griego, and his chlildren: 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, Yolanda Bush, Nicole Saunders, and Mariana Griego. He will be truly missed by his grandchildren: Dana Sanchez and husband Raymond Sanchez III, S. Jade, Rosendo, and J. Jacqueline Garcia, Matthew and Jordan Chavez, Corey and Jerel Stevens, Isabella Griego, and great-grandson Raymond Sanchez IV, as well as identical twins due in June. Lt. Colonel 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, Texas. Lt. Colonel Orlando H. Griego was buried with full military honors at the Ft. Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas. There will be a memorial service in his honor in Albuquerque on Thursday December 10, 2009 at Holy Family Church (562 Atrisco Dr. SW) at 6:00 p.m.
        Published on: Sun December 06, 2009