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Portrait of Rodolfo Orrantia Gutierrez

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Rodolfo Orrantia Gutierrez

August 29, 1957 – September 3, 2021

Lived 64 years

Sunset Memorial Park · Gallup, NM

Life story

Rodolfo was born on August 29th, 1957 in Los Alvarenos, Saucillo, Chihuahua to Isabel Gutierrez and Ma. Trinidad Orrantia. After moving to the United States, Rodolfo met his ex-wife, Celia C. Gutierrez, and welcomed three children during their 21-year marriage. His children remember him as a jokester, a loving father, and an even better grandfather. Rodolfo was an avid baseball player who was a pitcher for his team the Diablos in the 1990s in Gallup, NM.

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1957

Born August 29

1958

Rodolfo was 1 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country

1967

Rodolfo was 10 when the first Super Bowl was played

1976

Rodolfo was 19 when America celebrated its Bicentennial

1981

Rodolfo was 24 when MTV began broadcasting

1982

1st daughter was born - Vanessa

1983

2nd daughter was born - Veronica

1985

3rd daughter was born - Reyna

1995

Rodolfo was 38 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film

2001

Rodolfo was 44 when Apple introduced the iPod

2015

Rodolfo was 58 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway

2020

Rodolfo was 63 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time

2021

Passed away September 3, age 64

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Sunset Memorial Park

Gallup, NM

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