Orlando Trujillo

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Friday, January 29, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Orlando Sanchez Trujillo, 201 N. 41st St., Artesia, New Mexico.

Mr. Trujillo, 74, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at Artesia General Hospital.

Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Frank Trujillo, Freddy Trujillo, Eddie Trujillo, Doyle Hughes, Erik Monk, Cody Hughes, Jonathan Trujillo, Dakota Trujillo, Colby Trujillo and Jessica Trujillo. Honorary pallbearers will be all of his McDonalds Coffee Drinking Buddies, Louie Barrera, Danny Barrera, Manny Barrera, Billy Frank Runyan, John Runyan, Mel Runyan, and Paul Houston.

A rosary is also scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Grace Church. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Mr. Trujillo was born February 16, 1935 in San Patricio, New Mexico the son of John Brady and Victoria Trujillo.

On January 12, 1957 he was married to Petra Vargas in Carlsbad, N.M. He was a longtime Artesia resident. She preceded him in death February 20, 2004. He was also preceded in death by his parents.

He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.

He was a Retired Captain of the Artesia Police Dept. where he served for 37 years and was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church.

Survivors include sons Eddie Trujillo of Artesia, Frank Trujillo of Artesia, and Freddy Trujillo of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma daughter Vikki Hughes of Artesia sister Betty Roberts of Chattanooga, Tennessee grandchildren Erik Monk, Cody Hughes, Jonathan Trujillo, Dakota Trujillo, Colby Trujillo, and Jessica Trujillo and 2 greatgrandchildren.