Joseph James Beels Jr. Joseph James Beels Jr., born Aug. 22, 1983, at March Airforce Base in Riverside, Calif., to Debbie (Baca) Martinez and Joseph Beels Sr. Joseph was known as JJ by all his family growing up. As he got older his friends called him Jay. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, at Greer’s Mortuary. Rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial of cremains will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 8. Joseph was loved by many people and had a heart of gold. He loved to go fishing and went every chance he got, but Joseph’s passion was cooking. He loved to cook for everyone and was most recently a sous chef at Twin Arrows Casino. He wanted to open his own restaurant and began setting his goals for that. Joseph loved his mama and he was her “baby boy.” Joseph is survived by his parents, Debbie (Johnny) Martinez and Joseph Beels Sr.; siblings, Veronica Beels, Erica (Quinton) Oso, Matthew (Angelica) Beels, Manuel Ramerez, Tiffany Vance, Elana (Michael) Chacon, Bettina Rodriguez and JP (Toby) Martinez; paternal grandmother, Lily Alexander; his son, Ethan; and aunts, uncles, cousins, many, many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Bessie and Thache Baca; uncles, Bill and Mike Baca; and sister Danielle Martinez.
