Funeral escort for ARMY STAFF SGT Samuel Shorty

STAGING: 10:30am Sagebrush Church, 1501 Sunrise Pkwy, Farmington, NM

KSU: 11:30am

DESTINATION: Memory Gardens Cemetery, 6917 E. Main St., Farmington NM

Funeral service will be at 10am, to be conducted for immediate family only. CDC and Navajo Nation Covid-19 guidelines will be practiced to protect friends and family. Thank you for understanding and cooperating.

ARMY STAFF SGT Samuel Shorty was a retired veteran from Farmington, NM who served with active/reserve time total of 26 years. He was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, he served as a convoy commander and led nine combat convoy combat missions.

Among Sam’s other accomplishments was receiving an Associates of Applied Science degree; working as an intern with NASA during the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope; tutoring many students at Animas Elementary School as a teacher assistant and was a mentor to many offering personal/professional guidance. He worked at Raytheon as a Plant Associate for 12 years. His hobbies included golfing, watching football (Redskins & Vikings fan), Indy car and NASCAR racing, Western movies and listening to old school music.

On behalf of the Navajo Hopi Honor Riders, we send our condolences and prayers to the family of ARMY STAFF SGT Samuel Shorty. We thank you for your service, you will never be forgotten. Rest in peace soldier.

Contact: Vanessa Martinez

shorty44.m16@gmail.com