JOSEPH RAY "PEEWEE" AMAVISCA
When Joseph Ray Amavisca was born in Yuma on December 2, 1941, he was so small he fit in a shoe box. His Uncle Enes Amavisca cupped the newborn in his hands and said, "He sure is a pee wee."
PeeWee died at his mountain home in Pine, Arizona on April 9, 2007 at age 65.
The fourth of Colonel and Irene Amavisca's seven children, PeeWee was the typical middle child, a fun-loving, mischievous boy who loved to make people laugh. As an adult, he was always the life of the party, dancing and telling jokes.
He was raised in Yuma as well as the family's cattle ranch in the Agua Caliente, Arizona, and surrounding areas.
He was an avid reader who, as a child, could be found under the covers, reading by flashlight way into the night. Then he'd get up early and go to school or work at the family ranch or slaughter house. He was a damn good cowboy.
He attended elementary school in the Hyder and Yuma 1 school districts, and high school at Antelope and Yuma High. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1964. He achieved his educational goals at AWC and U of A.
Throughout his life, he wore many hats and had many talents. He had been a cattle rancher, deputy sheriff, an inspector for the Arizona Corporation Commission, owner and operator of a construction business and truck driver until he was injured in 1987.
He liked to garden, hunt and fish, and he enjoyed the outdoors, whether the desert or mountains. He loved his mountain home and the wildlife that came into his backyard, but his heart and his God were always in the desert.
PeeWee will be buried at Pioneer Cemetery at Agua Caliente, among his ancestors who raised cattle along the Gila River in the 1800s.
PeeWee is survived by his wife of 27 years, Gerry; his son, Ryan Lee Amavisca Evans; his stepchildren, Jack and Jeff Babb and Katie Wofford; his siblings, Barbara Zimmerman, Millie Gonzales, Marie Cooper, John and Frank Amavisca; his grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Conrad "Colonel" and Irene Amavisca; his brother, Conrad "Junior" Amavisca; aunts, uncles and other family members.
Friends and family are invited to gather and share memories at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Amavisca home at 951 Bell Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to RTA Hospice of Payson, Arizona, 5115 Mud Springs Road, Payson, Arizona 85541, or the charity of your choice.
Yuma Sun ~ April 17, 2007
When Joseph Ray Amavisca was born in Yuma on December 2, 1941, he was so small he fit in a shoe box. His Uncle Enes Amavisca cupped the newborn in his hands and said, "He sure is a pee wee."
PeeWee died at his mountain home in Pine, Arizona on April 9, 2007 at age 65.
The fourth of Colonel and Irene Amavisca's seven children, PeeWee was the typical middle child, a fun-loving, mischievous boy who loved to make people laugh. As an adult, he was always the life of the party, dancing and telling jokes.
He was raised in Yuma as well as the family's cattle ranch in the Agua Caliente, Arizona, and surrounding areas.
He was an avid reader who, as a child, could be found under the covers, reading by flashlight way into the night. Then he'd get up early and go to school or work at the family ranch or slaughter house. He was a damn good cowboy.
He attended elementary school in the Hyder and Yuma 1 school districts, and high school at Antelope and Yuma High. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1964. He achieved his educational goals at AWC and U of A.
Throughout his life, he wore many hats and had many talents. He had been a cattle rancher, deputy sheriff, an inspector for the Arizona Corporation Commission, owner and operator of a construction business and truck driver until he was injured in 1987.
He liked to garden, hunt and fish, and he enjoyed the outdoors, whether the desert or mountains. He loved his mountain home and the wildlife that came into his backyard, but his heart and his God were always in the desert.
PeeWee will be buried at Pioneer Cemetery at Agua Caliente, among his ancestors who raised cattle along the Gila River in the 1800s.
PeeWee is survived by his wife of 27 years, Gerry; his son, Ryan Lee Amavisca Evans; his stepchildren, Jack and Jeff Babb and Katie Wofford; his siblings, Barbara Zimmerman, Millie Gonzales, Marie Cooper, John and Frank Amavisca; his grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Conrad "Colonel" and Irene Amavisca; his brother, Conrad "Junior" Amavisca; aunts, uncles and other family members.
Friends and family are invited to gather and share memories at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Amavisca home at 951 Bell Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to RTA Hospice of Payson, Arizona, 5115 Mud Springs Road, Payson, Arizona 85541, or the charity of your choice.
Yuma Sun ~ April 17, 2007
JOSEPH RAY "PEEWEE" AMAVISCA
When Joseph Ray Amavisca was born in Yuma on December 2, 1941, he was so small he fit in a shoe box. His Uncle Enes Amavisca cupped the newborn in his hands and said, "He sure is a pee wee."
PeeWee died at his mountain home in Pine, Arizona on April 9, 2007 at age 65.
The fourth of Colonel and Irene Amavisca's seven children, PeeWee was the typical middle child, a fun-loving, mischievous boy who loved to make people laugh. As an adult, he was always the life of the party, dancing and telling jokes.
He was raised in Yuma as well as the family's cattle ranch in the Agua Caliente, Arizona, and surrounding areas.
He was an avid reader who, as a child, could be found under the covers, reading by flashlight way into the night. Then he'd get up early and go to school or work at the family ranch or slaughter house. He was a damn good cowboy.
He attended elementary school in the Hyder and Yuma 1 school districts, and high school at Antelope and Yuma High. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1964. He achieved his educational goals at AWC and U of A.
Throughout his life, he wore many hats and had many talents. He had been a cattle rancher, deputy sheriff, an inspector for the Arizona Corporation Commission, owner and operator of a construction business and truck driver until he was injured in 1987.
He liked to garden, hunt and fish, and he enjoyed the outdoors, whether the desert or mountains. He loved his mountain home and the wildlife that came into his backyard, but his heart and his God were always in the desert.
PeeWee will be buried at Pioneer Cemetery at Agua Caliente, among his ancestors who raised cattle along the Gila River in the 1800s.
PeeWee is survived by his wife of 27 years, Gerry; his son, Ryan Lee Amavisca Evans; his stepchildren, Jack and Jeff Babb and Katie Wofford; his siblings, Barbara Zimmerman, Millie Gonzales, Marie Cooper, John and Frank Amavisca; his grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Conrad "Colonel" and Irene Amavisca; his brother, Conrad "Junior" Amavisca; aunts, uncles and other family members.
Friends and family are invited to gather and share memories at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Amavisca home at 951 Bell Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to RTA Hospice of Payson, Arizona, 5115 Mud Springs Road, Payson, Arizona 85541, or the charity of your choice.
Yuma Sun ~ April 17, 2007
When Joseph Ray Amavisca was born in Yuma on December 2, 1941, he was so small he fit in a shoe box. His Uncle Enes Amavisca cupped the newborn in his hands and said, "He sure is a pee wee."
PeeWee died at his mountain home in Pine, Arizona on April 9, 2007 at age 65.
The fourth of Colonel and Irene Amavisca's seven children, PeeWee was the typical middle child, a fun-loving, mischievous boy who loved to make people laugh. As an adult, he was always the life of the party, dancing and telling jokes.
He was raised in Yuma as well as the family's cattle ranch in the Agua Caliente, Arizona, and surrounding areas.
He was an avid reader who, as a child, could be found under the covers, reading by flashlight way into the night. Then he'd get up early and go to school or work at the family ranch or slaughter house. He was a damn good cowboy.
He attended elementary school in the Hyder and Yuma 1 school districts, and high school at Antelope and Yuma High. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1964. He achieved his educational goals at AWC and U of A.
Throughout his life, he wore many hats and had many talents. He had been a cattle rancher, deputy sheriff, an inspector for the Arizona Corporation Commission, owner and operator of a construction business and truck driver until he was injured in 1987.
He liked to garden, hunt and fish, and he enjoyed the outdoors, whether the desert or mountains. He loved his mountain home and the wildlife that came into his backyard, but his heart and his God were always in the desert.
PeeWee will be buried at Pioneer Cemetery at Agua Caliente, among his ancestors who raised cattle along the Gila River in the 1800s.
PeeWee is survived by his wife of 27 years, Gerry; his son, Ryan Lee Amavisca Evans; his stepchildren, Jack and Jeff Babb and Katie Wofford; his siblings, Barbara Zimmerman, Millie Gonzales, Marie Cooper, John and Frank Amavisca; his grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Conrad "Colonel" and Irene Amavisca; his brother, Conrad "Junior" Amavisca; aunts, uncles and other family members.
Friends and family are invited to gather and share memories at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Amavisca home at 951 Bell Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to RTA Hospice of Payson, Arizona, 5115 Mud Springs Road, Payson, Arizona 85541, or the charity of your choice.
Yuma Sun ~ April 17, 2007
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