Funeral escort for US Army SGT IRVIN MARIANO 2/22

YEARS ENLISTED: JUNE 1968-JUNE 1971

IRVIN GRADUATED FROM GALLUP HIGH SCHOOL AND SHORTLY AFTER, ENLISTED INTO THE US ARMY.

AFTER HIS TOUR IN VIETNAM, HE GRADUATED WITH HIS BACHELORS FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IN 1978. HE WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR FOR 34 YEARS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2010. IRVIN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE ROLINDA J. BEGAY OF JONES RANCH, NM.

HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1971. HE RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS SERVICE IN VIETNAM. SERGEANT IRVIN MARIANO WAS A PARATROOPER IN K COMPANY 75.

FAMILY:

MOTHER’S CLAN: TO’AHEDLIINI

MATERNAL: TAHNEESZAHNI

FATHER’S CLAN: TSA’ YIIS K’IIDNII

PATERNAL GP: KINYAANII

DATE AND LOCATION:

ROLLIE MORTUARY, GALLUP NM 87301

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024

STAGING: 10 AM

ADDRESS: 401 E NIZHONI BLVD, GALLUP NM 87301

KSU: 1040 AM

DESTINATION:

GALLUP CITY VETERANS’ CEMETERY

ADDRESS: 333 NATIONAL CEMETERY DRIVE

GALLUP, NM 87301