Daniel D Griego

Daniel D. "Chief" Griego, age 58, passed away May 26, 2004 at his residence in Santa Rosa following a short illness. Danny or Chief as he was affectionately known was born May 10, 1946 in Santa Rosa to the home of Felix P. and Amalia Duran Griego. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. At an early age Danny began selling newspapers door to door. Danny eventually got into the newspaper business and spanned his carreer in the newspaper business for over 27 years. Danny was the sports editor for the Santa Rosa Digest, the Guadalupe County Communicator and was recently working for the Santa Rosa News where he recently won the E.H. Shaffer Award from the New Mexico Press Association for the weekly newspaper class II General News Photo. Danny loved writing sports and taking pictures for the newspaper. His greatest joy of his career was writing the sports for the Santa Rosa Lions. Danny was a fixture on the sidelines at all Santa Rosa Lion Football Games taking pictures and keeping his own stats. This year Danny was honored by the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools Athletics for his dedication to Lion Sports. You never saw Danny without his camera. He also worked as a projectionist at the Pecos Theatre for many years and also worked for the Eastern Plains Headstart. Danny was an avid sports fanatic. He coached basket ball for the St. Rose Hawks, coached little league and participated in summer softball. Although Danny was never married and had no children, he considered all his nieces and nephews as his own kids. Danny was a loving brother, uncle, cousin and friend and will be truly missed by the whole Santa Rosa community. Danny is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Gloria Griego, his brother in laws Tony Lopez, Richard Grant and Arturo Martinez and an infant nephew. Survivors include his brother Arturo Griego and wife Terry of Santa Rosa, his sisters Herlinda Talbott and husband Louie of Ohio, Lydia Martinez, Ida Lopez both of Santa Rosa, Clorie Gallegos and husband Steve of Puerto De Luna, Nancy Grant of Albuquerque and a very special niece Olga Muniz and husband Joey of Santa Rosa. Rosary services will be held on Friday evening, May 28, at 7:00 from St. Rose of Lima Church with his cousins Chris and Jose Griego leading in prayer. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 11:00 AM also from St. Rose Church with Father Nick Nichols officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be his nephews Richard Griego, Raymond Griego, Robert Griego, Bruce Muniz, David Lopez, Elliot Grant, Issac Gallegos, Jude Martinez and Greg Martinez. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be the rest of his nephews, his many friends, members of the Santa Rosa Lions Athletics and coaches. All services are entruste to the Chavez Funeral Home, 923 South 3rd St. Santa Rosa, NM (505)472-3369. For online condolences log onto www.chavezfuneralhome.com