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Rodivico L. "Ed" Guerrero

May 29, 1932 — Dec 15, 2015

Obituary

Funeral mass for SFC (Retired) Rodivico L. "Ed" Guerrero will be 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Philip Seeton, Pastor officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in the Fort Sill National Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

A wake service to be followed by a rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

SFC (Retired) Rodivico L. "Ed" Guerrero, 83, Lawton, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 in Lawton. He was born May 29, 1932 in Asan, Guam. He married Delfina Cruz on January 2, 1954 in Guam. She preceded him in death on June 16, 2008.

He served in the U.S. Army for nearly 23 years. He was a veteran of both the Korean War and Vietnam. His awards include the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), United Nations Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Korean Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with bronze service star, Bronze Star Medal, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, six overseas service bars, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation. He retired from the Army on October 31, 1973 at Fort Sill.

Following his retirement he worked as a plumber with a plumbing contractor before going to work for Civil Service at Fort Sill as a plumber. He retired from Civil Service on February 3, 1995.

He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the St. Vincent DePaul Society. He was a member of the Korean and Vietnam Veteran Associations as well as the Chamorro Society. He was known for donating to many charities. Fishing, playing poker, playing softball, attending grandchildren's sporting events and playing the harmonica were some of the things he enjoyed. He also enjoyed gardening and was proud of his tomatoes, peppers and long green beans.

He is survived by his children and their spouses, Berty and John Peredo, Lawton and their children, Sira Peredo and Dana Channell and husband Jon; Eddie and Nan Guerrero, Glendale, Arizona and their daughter Sabrina Guerrero; Lily and Rick Jung, Lawton and their son Jacob Jung and wife Kalie; Leo and Dawn Guerrero, Albuquerque, New Mexico and their children, Shannon Gomez, Erica Fields, Javier Criado, Jr. and wife Kersty and Alejandro Criado; Sophie and Gary Vaden, Cache and their children Nicole Vaden, Grant Vaden and Hannah Vaden; six great grandchildren, Bly Gomez, Ava Jung, Ellis Jung, Jack Jung, Kylee Davidson and Ayden Criado; brother, Vicente L. "Ben" Guerrero of Guam; two half brothers, Pedro L.G. "Pete" Guerrero and William L.G. Guerrero, both of Guam; two half sisters, Maria L.G. Taitaque, Guam and Rosita L.G. Aguon, Tucson, Arizona; and numerous nieces and nephews.

His brothers, Jesus L. Guerrero, Jose L. Guerrero and Danny L. Guerrero, and half brother, Alfred L.G. Guerrero preceded him in death.

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