In the Shadow of the Smokestack
an oral history of Mexican Americans in Morenci, Arizona

 

Rodolfo Villarreal

Obituary

Rodolfo R. Villarreal, age 88, born in Metcalf, Arizona on May 2, 1914, passed away November 14, 2002 in Tucson, Arizona. He was a long time resident of Morenci and had resided in Safford and Tucson since his retirement from Phelps Dodge Corporation in 1977. He attended schools in Metcalf and Morenci and graduated from Morenci High School in 1933. He was preceded in death by Consuelo, his wife of 56 years. He is survived by his five children Rudolph (Mary Ellen), Ruben (Beverly), Stephen (Susan), Ross (Cynthia), Rosalinda (Erik) and his sister Otila Marin of Tempe, Arizona, eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held Wednesday, 11:00 a.m., November 20, 2002 at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 8650 N Shannon Road, in Tucson.