Manuel R. Torrez

Manuel R. Torrez, 84, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona.

Visitation will be held at Sneed Funeral Chapel from 5 pm to 6 pm, immediately followed by a Rosary on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.  A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at 2 pm with interment to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Manuel was born in Lamesa, Texas on November 15, 1936.  He married Dolores Curiel on March 19, 1957, in Lampasas, Texas and the couple had eight children, twins that passed at infancy.  Manuel was preceded in death by his father, Casimiro; mother, Refugia; stepmother, Enriqueta Torrez; son, Manuel, Jr.; daughter, Danita; brothers, Gabriel, Angel, Arturo, Adolfo; sisters, Mary Eloja, Maria, and Josephina.

Survivors include his wife, Dolores Torrez of Tucson, AZ; daughter, Celeste and Brian Kyncy II of Redding, CA; son, Federico and Yolanda Torrez of Tucson, AZ; daughter, Marisol and Barry Jackson of Tucson, AZ; daughter, Elisandra Torrez of Tucson, AZ; 27 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.