Delfino Vigil Jr.

Delfino J. Vigil, Jr. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the age of 85 in Henderson, NV. He was born in Alamosa, CO on March 15, 1929 to Delfino Vigil Sr. and Sara Quintana Vigil. He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in Santa Cruz, NM. He served in the United States Army. Worked as a Carpenter in Los Alamos, NM, he later worked at Mercury Test Site in Nevada. He retired from the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, NV in November 1993. He was preceded in death by his parents Delfino and Sara Vigil, sisters Virginia Blea, Doris Ruibal, brother Gilbert Vigil, Frances & Joseph Blea, his father and mother in law Alberto and Adelia Alarid. Brothers in law Ramon Alarid and Tobias Lujan. Delfino is survived by his wife Evangeline Alarid Vigil, son, Carlos Delfino Vigil. Sisters, Henrietta (Adolph) Gallegos, Mary Ann Martinez (Joe), Patsy Evans, Helen Vigil, and Yolanda Roybal, brother Phillip (Carol) Blea and sisters in law, Wanda Blea, Virginia Lujan, brother in law Louis (Marie) Alarid. He is also survived by twenty five nephews and nieces. Pallbearers were Joe Martinez Jr., Larry Roybal, Steven Gallegos, Tim Evans, Carl Blea, Jessie Ruibal, Joseph Blea A rosary was recited on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Rivera Family Funeral Home, 305 Calle Salazar, Espanola, NM. Mass of Christian burial took place on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Santa Cruz de la Canada Catholic Church. Interment took place on Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. The family wishes to acknowledge with heartfelt appreciation your kind expression of sympathy during this difficult time. This obituary is protected by copyright laws, unauthorized use or duplication is prohibited.