Alfredo G. Jaramillo

1924-2020 Alfredo G. Jaramillo, 95, peacefully joined our Lord and Savior at his home on March 26, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. A Navy Veteran of World II, he served on both the USS Arkansas Battleship and on the USS Price Destroyer. Alfredo was born in Casa Colorada, NM to Tomas and Martina Garcia Jaramillo. In 5/12/1944 he joined the Navy. Alfredo was awarded the Victory Medal WWII, Asian Pacific Area Medal, American Area Medal and the European African Medal. He was honorably discharged on 2/10/1946. Alfredo returned home to Las Nutrias, where he met his loving wife, Aurora Chavez, and they were married for 73 years. They later moved to Belen where his 9 children were born and raised. The two of them were inseparable until his last breath. Alfredo was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, 9 siblings and his 3 grandchildren; Edrick Andrew Jaramillo Jr., Jack (JJ) Jaramillo and Anthony Olguin. Alfredo worked as a Hod Carrier/Mason Tender in Local Union 16 for 35 years. The bricklayers loved his tenacity and work ethic and always asked for him on job sites. He retired in 1986 at the age of 62. After his retirement, he and Aurora could be seen at the many lakes in New Mexico. Alfredo was an avid fly fisherman. When his sons were younger, he always had room for his son’s friends and included them in his weekend outings and got them involved in fishing and hunting. He enjoyed going Musky fishing in Rhinelander, Wisconsin with his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, where he would enter and won many fishing tournaments. Alfredo also loved to hunt with his 4 sons and had many great stories of his hunting trips that seemed to get bigger over the years. He enjoyed being at his son’s restaurant, Rutilio’s in Belen, mingling with customers and serving coffee to them. Alfredo never met a stranger. He was blessed with a large family. Alfredo had 9 siblings. He is survived by his one remaining brother, Aristeo Jaramillo. Alfredo has 9 children, Imelda White (Ron); Rudy (Rebecca); Edrick (Grisel); Lourella Jaramillo; Frank (Evelyn); Yolanda Montoya (Julian); Martha Carrillo (Anthony); Delbert (Marilyn); Patsy Baca (Tony). He was blessed with 25 grandchildren, 65 great grandchildren, and 23 great-great grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Marisol, Nicole and Kayla of Ambercare Hospice for their care and thoughtfulness over the time they cared for Alfredo. The family would also like to thank Chaplain Joel, who often prayed with Alfredo at his bedside and Floyd Jaramillo who was a great help to Alfredo over the years and was like another son to him. The pall bearers are his grandsons, Danny Silva, Alfred White, Ronnie White, Dominic Gurule, Leonard Jaramillo, Tommy Jaramillo, Anthony Sanchez, Eddie Jaramillo, Andrew Gomez and Mark Baca. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Romero Funeral Home Chapel from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, with a burial following at the Las Nutrias Catholic Cemetery at 11:00 AM. Please sign Alfredo’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM

Alfredo G. Jaramillo

September 20, 1924 - March 26, 2020