Alonzo Lee “Zo” Yazzie, 31, passed away on Sept. 30, 2011, in Dilkon. Funeral services were held Oct. 6 at the Maranatha Assembly of God Church in Winslow. Interment followed in Desert View Cemetery in Winslow. Pallbearers were Dalton Lester, Jamison Jensen, Edmund Chee, Jay Spencer and Richard Lester. He was born on June 14, 1980, in Keams Canyon to Leroy M. and Eleanor R. Yazzie Sr. Alonzo was of the Bitahnii (with-in his cover) Clan born for the Tlashchii (Red Cheeks) Clan. His Nali was Ashiihi (Salt Clan) and his Chei was Dzilahnii (Mountain Cove Clan). He graduated from Northern Arizona Academy in Winslow in 2000. He attended Hopi High School, Dilcon Junior High School and Seba Dalkai Elementary School. Zo enjoyed participating and watching basketball, football and rodeo events. He loved to take his children fishing and camping, and he loved being with his friends and family. Survivors include his four children, Alana Lee Yazzie, Bitahnii Elroy Yazzie, Angelica Joy Yazzie and Kienon Paddock; his parents, Leroy and Eleanor Yazzie; two sisters, Trina Nez and Sophina Yazzie; three brothers, Alfred, Leroy Jr. and Lorenzo Yazzie; and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Dzilahnii and Wanda George; his paternal grandparents, Charley and Roxanne Yazzie; and his older brother, Elroy Yazzie. Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow was in charge of the arrangements.
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