Obituary

Mr. Jose M. Chavez, age 88, of Litchfield Park, Arizona passed away on November 19, 2020 in Avondale, Arizona. He was born January 9, 1932 to Manuel Chavez and Charlotte Chavez in Douglas, Arizona.

Jose served in the Army from September of 1952 to December of 1953 with the 7^th armed division. He earned the National Defense medal and was a veteran of the Korean war where he earned the Korean service medal.

He is survived by his daughters, Liz Castellano (Angel), Melba Miller (Jerry), and Gilda Johnson (Tom), as well as his five grandchildren.

Jose was preceded in death by his wife of over 55 years, Eva in 2014. He leaves behind his mark in the world through the love he gave his daughters. Family was everything and his biggest honor was being “Tata” to his 5 grandchildren and extended family. Tata enjoyed playing Bingo and loved it when his family joined him. He was immensely proud to be a retiree from the City of Phoenix. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him and especially his daughters and son-in-law’s.

Services will not be held at this time.