- Date Of Birth: December 16, 1934
- Date Of Death: July 6, 2017
- State: New Mexico
Robert R. “Bob” Valdez passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Bob, or Bobby as he was known to friends and family, was born on December 16, 1934, in Roswell, New Mexico, to Ramon Montes Valdez and Carolina Romero Valdez, who preceded him in death.
Bob served in the U.S. Navy from 1950 – 1955 during the Korean Conflict. He returned to find Mary Ann Galvan, who quickly became the love of his life, working at his parents’ restaurant, Valdez Café. Mary was the best friend of Bobby’s sister, Fran (Valdez) Nunez, who warned Mary to be careful of Bobby since he thought he was Robert Redford. Mary replied that she was pretty hot herself! Bobby came home from the Navy eager to bestow discipline on his brothers and sisters, so Mary served as the warning sound that they should look busy as Bobby was approaching the restaurant. Bobby and Mary married in October 1957 and celebrated 52 years of marriage before Mary passed in December 2009. (Can you picture the look on their faces as they meet again and she smothers him with kisses all over his face?!
