Anthony Michael Ramirez passed away on Nov. 7, 2019, in Farmington, N.M. We will honor his life and belief at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Gallup, N.M. Anthony was born on Sept. 29, 1955, in Fort Defiance to Raymond Ramirez and Dorothy Ramirez. After graduating high school in Window Rock he joined the performing arts group Up With People. One year later he joined the U.S. Marines and later the U.S. Army. Following eight years of service, he was honorably discharged and began school at Arizona State University majoring in dance and music. During the summer, Anthony took up a job in security at a hospital near his parents’ home. It was there that he met his future wife, Patricia Ramirez. In the early 1990s, Anthony, Patricia and their daughters moved to Holbrook. Anthony worked as a restaurant manager and later served as an officer for the Navajo County Sheriff’s Department. He loved drawing, music, movies, but most of all his family. Anthony is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughters Dominique, Megan, Bobbi and Shelby; mother, Dorothy; and sisters, Carol and Josie.
