- Date Of Birth: April 23, 1931
- Date Of Death: January 27, 2013
- State: Colorado
Dr. Ralph Rudolph La Varta was born April 23, 1931 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Pagosa Springs High School in 1949. He joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Tarawa (CV-40) during the Korean War with honor. He graduated from Texas Chiropractic College in San Antonio, Texas and practiced in Memphis, Texas, Amarillo, Texas, and Durango, Colorado for 45 years. Ralph loved Jesus Christ, working with his patients, and the fellowship of his professional medical colleagues. He enjoyed the great outdoors, and an occasional hunting and trout fishing adventures. He will be truly missed by his wife, his family, and a multitude of friends. Mr. La Varta is survived by his wife, Daphine, with whom he was married to for 50 years; children, Carolyn Cook, Tammy La Varta, Charity White, and Rod Cook; Aunt Sophie C. Esch of Canon City; eleven grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dea La Varta; aunts, Tillie (Louis) Marquez, Precilla (Frank) Martinez, Inez (Elmo) Dunn, and Corine (Virgil) Stories; uncles, Carlos (Virginia) La Varta, Joe (Nora Bell) La Varta, Julian (Jane) La Varta, and Ted (Doc) La Varta; and grandson, Travis Lee Galloway.
