Adrian Xavier Torres

ADRIAN XAVIER TORRES WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1987, IN SILVER CITY TO JOE TORRES AND NAOMI JACQUEZ.

HE GRADUATED FROM SILVER HIGH SCHOOL IN 2006. HE SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY ON 2006-2008; AND LATER SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 2008-2010, COMPLETING MULTIPLE MISSIONS WHILE DEPLOYED IN IRAQ. ADRIAN RECEIVED SEVERAL COMMENDATIONS: THE IRAQI CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FLEET MARINE FORCE COMBAT OPERATION AND BRONZE STAR; SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON, ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL WITH MOBILIZATION DEVICE; NAVY PISTOL SHOT SHARPSHOOTER RIBBON, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS: JOE TORRES(RACHEL), NAOMI JACQUEZ(ERIC), ALL OF SILVER CITY; HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN: DENNIS SAAVEDRA, DMITRY AND DERYK TORRES, AND LILY CACERES, ALL OF EDGEWOOD, NM. HIS SISTER VANESSA JOHNSON (AL) OF AUSTIN, TX, BROTHERS: JOE TORRES, JR (TRISH) OF SILVER CITY; KYLE TORRES (MARISSA) OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM; AND JORDAN TORRES (ANDREA) OF SILVER CITY, NM.

GRANDPARENTS: SYLVIA WILSON OF RIO RANCHO, NM; SANTOS & ELVA TORRES; RUDY & BETTY JACQUEZ; AND JOSEPH GONZALES OF PUEBLO, CO; AND GREATGRANDMOTHER ROSA FLORES, OF GRANT COUNTY.  

AUNTS: MARISOL TORRES, LESLIE VILLEGAS, MELISSA KELLY-GONZALES, REBECCA GONZALES, ISELA VILLEGAS AND SUZANA TORRES. UNCLES: JOSEPH GONZALES, ERIC GONZALES, HECTOR VILLEGAS, MICHO TORRES, AND NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS, NIECES, AND NEPHEWS.

HIS GODPARENTS: JOSEPH GONZALES(MELISSA) OF BAYARD, NM AND YVONNE LOPEZ (JUAN REYMUNDO) OF EL PASO, TX; AND HIS GODSON TOBIAS MOLINA OF SILVER CITY, NM.

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS OLDEST BROTHER NATHAN SCOTT TORRES, GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: JUANITA JUAREZ, ESPERANZA PEREZ, MARIA & JESUS JIMENEZ; JOE AND MARY GONZALES & JESUS FLORES. GRANDPARENTS LINDA JACQUEZ; AND JERRY WILSON; COUSIN ALEC GUTIERREZ, AND HIS FAVORITE DANCING PARTNER, AUNTY DOLORES PEREZ JARAMILLO.  

BESIDES BEING A LOVING DAD TO HIS CHILDREN, ADRIAN WAS AN EXTREMELY GENEROUS, COMPASSIONATE, AND KIND PERSON. ADRIAN WAS SUPER-FRIENDLY, HE COULD START A CONVERSATION ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE, ANYTIME WITH ANYONE. ADRIAN WOULD ALWAYS LEND A HELPING HAND TO ANYBODY.  

ADRIAN WAS A LONG-TIME DEDICATED, LOYAL FAN OF THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, OWNING NUMEROUS KC APPAREL INCLUDING KC LOGOS ON HIS TRUCK.  

HE WAS AN AVID HUNTER, FISHERMAN, CAMPER, AND HAD MANY, MANY FRIENDS WHO ENJOYED HIS COMPANY. TO ONLY SAY THAT HE WILL BE MISSED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. OUR LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN AFTER LOSING OUR BELOVED ADRIAN.

CREMATION HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO BACA’S FUNERAL CHAPELS. RECITATION OF THE HOLY ROSARY WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023, AT TWELVE O’CLOCK NOON AT BACA’S FUNERAL CHAPELS. CONCLUDING SERVICE WILL FOLLOW AT TWO O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON AT FORT BAYARD NATIONAL CEMETERY WITH MILITARY HONORS ACCORDED. 

SERVING AS PALLBEARERS WILL BE: JOE TORRES, SR; ERIC JACQUEZ; JOE TORRES, JR; KYLE TORRES; JORDAN TORRES, AND MATTHEW PERU.

SERVING AS HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE: HIS FOUR CHILDREN; BRANDON MOLINA, JAKE HERNANDEZ, JOSH JORDAN, ALFRED PEREZ, RUDY JACQUEZ, JESSE GONZALES, GABRIEL MORALES, GILBERT TENORIO, ROBERT ROSALES, ISRAEL HERNANDEZ, AND CODY AGUIRRE.

FLAG CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY HIS UNCLES RET. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ERIC GONZALES, AND RET. SFC. HECTOR VILLEGAS. AND WILL BE PRESENTED TO ADRIAN’S MOM, NAOMI JACQUEZ.

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