David Torres

1950-2023 David “The Brain” Torres, age 72, a resident of Los Lunas, NM, responded to his last dispatch to Heaven’s Gates, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Services will take place at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, beginning with a Visitation at 10:30 a.m. followed by a Rosary at 11:30 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 p.m. Interment will take place at the Santa Fe National Cemetery on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. He is survived by his loving wife, Ramona Chavez Torres; sons, Joseph (Annette) of Los Lunas, NM, and David (Hyunji) of South Korea; daughter, Raquel (Matthew) of Los Lunas, NM; grandchildren, Joshua, Tori, Jason, Jordan, Thomas, Christopher, Marcus, Lucas, Nathaniel, and Eliana; brothers and sisters; Efeigo “Moose” (Tina), Daniel “Hippie” (Patsy), Alfred (Christine), Natalia “Natti” (Steve), Adela “Dela”, Carmel “Carmen” (Art), Gloria, Delores “LoLo” (Mike), and Antonette “Anto” (Rudy), many nieces and nephews whom he loved and was known as uncle Dave; auntie Louisa; uncle Trinnie; brothers and sisters of the Los Lunas Fire Department, especially his best friends, Chief Lito Chavez and Lt. Del DeAnda; and best friend since grade school, Carrie Otero, who created an urn for David. David is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Robert, Joseph, and Ray; in-laws, Marcella and Clovis Chavez, Yolonda Olguin, Judy Maes, Tina Torres, and Art Baca. He was born in Flagstaff, AZ, to Jose and Mary Gonzalez Torres. David was the second oldest of 13 children. In High School, He met the love of his life, Ramona, whom he has spent the last 53 years of marriage to, and raised three children together. David served in the Army during the Vietnam War. When he returned home, David began working in the hospital systems of St. Joseph’s. While there, he felt something was missing. In 1983, David became a volunteer Firefighter with Valencia-El Cerro; in 1987, he jumped to the Los Lunas Fire Department, where he served the citizens of Los Lunas for well over 20 years. Pallbearers will be his son-in-law, Matthew; grandsons, Joshua, Jason, Jordan, and Godsons Dennis and Joe Cruz. Honorary pallbearers will be Thomas, Christopher, Luis, Marcus, Lucas, Nathaniel, and Eliana. Please sign David’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.

David Torres

December 9, 1950 - October 10, 2023