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Charles Valdez Obituary
Charles "Chaz" Jerry
Valdez
May 1, 1958
March 8, 2022
— Charles "Chaz" Jerry Valdez, loving son, father, brother, and a great friend passed with his loved ones at his side on March 8, 2022. Charlie was born in Pueblo, Colorado on May 1, 1958.
He was the oldest child of Dorothy and Troy Valdez. Charlie graduated from Wasson High School in 1976 and attended Colorado University and the University of Phoenix. His professional electronics career began at TRW in 1978 where he met many of his lifelong friends.
Next, he worked for his family's business called Country Market, which was a springboard to his career at Tranex Inc. Charlie worked beside his family and made many more lifelong friends. Here he had many roles from stock room clerk, Vice President of Sales California division, and eventually VP and GM of Tranex de Mexico. While working in Mexico, he met the love of his life M. Cristina Valdez (May 16, 1975 to October 27, 2018.)
Charlie and Cristina eventually settled in Sierra Vista, Arizona with their children. Charlie worked at Northrop Grumman as Assistant Program Manager until 2017 when he retired.
Charlie had a love for life, his family, his friends, and association with St. Andrews and the Knights of Columbus. He was a Past Grand Knight and Past Faithful Navigator for the Knights.
Charlie was generous with his time and counsel to many people. His laugh and smile could light up a stadium. He is missed and will forever be in our hearts. He loved the Denver Broncos, golfing, riding his Harley, Cancun, going to concerts to see bands like Genesis and Tom Petty.
Charlie was preceded in death by his wife M. Cristina Valdez and his brother H. Troy Valdez Jr and nephew Dominick Joseph Valdez.
He is survived by his children Nicholas Valdez and Stephanie Valdez; his parents Troy and Dorothy Valdez; his siblings Sheri (Tim) Marshall, Tina (Emery) Ball, and brother Dominick (Jessica) Valdez, and their families.
His memorial service will be held at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Sierra Vista, Arizona on April 8th, 2022, Rosary @ 10:00 am followed by Mass @ 10:30 am In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Andrews or Knights of Columbus
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Lydia Martinez
March 18, 2023
May God bless the family at time.Love you all!
Bernie Garduno
April 4, 2022
Valdez Family, I was sad to read of Charlie's (Chuck as I referred to him) passing. Chuck and I were Wasson classmates, wrestling teammates, CU (Boulder) friends, and TRW co-workers. I hadn't seen Chuck since probably 1984 but during our time together, we were good friends and shared a lot of laughs and good times:
- first met Chuck while wrestling for Wasson as sophomores. I remember wrestling him in a tournament at the 92 lbs. weigh class. He told "let´s put on a good show" and started to plan what move each of us would make to make it a good show.
- we both attended CU starting in the summer of 76. We had many good times including listening to Peter Frampton´s "Live" album in his dorm room (he lived above me), drinking our share of Coors beer, hanging with our friends Orlando, Joyce and Linda, and staying up late to watch the sunrise from the Boulder Flatirons.
- the pic is from our having an air guitar concert in Joyce´s room while in Boulder
- enjoying our many trips back to Colorado Springs (when we had enough of Boulder) in his Vega.
- going on the TRW ski bus to Monarch, A-Basin and Breckenridge for a day of skiing. On one trip, as he got off the bus, he twisted his knee and ended up spending the entire day in the lodge at the bar.
- I´ll miss that mischievous smile, his chuckle, and the skip in his step.
My condolences to the entire Valdez family for your lost!
So long my friend,
Bernie Garduno
Lydia Martinez
April 3, 2022
My thoughts are with you during this time. I am so sorry for your loss.
Priscilla Martinez
March 31, 2022
Sending our deepest sympathy to all the family. Losing a loved one is heart breaking when so young! I will keep you all in prayers.
Tanya Garduno
March 31, 2022
Love you, Charlie. Will miss you every day.
Linda "Rusty" McCurdy
March 30, 2022
Farewell and remember my friend, when the bell is rung I will not cry for thee, knowing your love of bells and music now you are free. Free to be with your beloved wife, I wish you a peaceful afterlife. You will be missed Chaz. Wasson class of 1976.
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