Richard Rocha Jr.

Prayer service for Richard Rocha Jr., 57, of Mescalero will be Friday, Oct. 14, at
6:00 PM at his residence at 11 Nana Court, the funeral mass will be Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10:00 AM at St. Josephs Mission with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery.

Mr. Rocha passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Mescalero. He was born January 5, 1954 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He as a BIA Law enforcement officer from 1976 until retiring in 1996, he attended St. Josephs Mission.

He is survived by a daughter, Tonya Rocha two sons, Jason Rocha and Winslow Rocha his mother, Clarice Rocha his foster father, Crensencio Rocha brothers and sisters, Fernando Rocha Sr., Michael Rocha, Francis Rocha, Bobby Rocha, Pearlita LaPaz, Florence Rocha, Carmen Mendez, Lucille Yuzos, Beatrice Beckman, Alice Martinez, and Mary Lou Ochoa and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his foster mother, Nellie Rocha sister, Jacqueline Morgan and brother, Thomas Rocha.