Rafael

Diaz

Rafael Diaz, 91 of Sweetwater passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.

A Memorial service will be held 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Frankie Santiago officiating and m ili tary honors performed by the U.S. A i r Force Honor Guard. Services are under the directi on of McCoy Funeral Home.

Raf ael was born January 25, 1931 in Gu a yama, P uerto R ico to the late Bautista and Esperanza (De Armas) Diaz. He married Guadalup e G uedea in 1982 in Lubbock, TX. Rafael served in the U .S. Air Force for 25 years before retiring as a Master Sergeant.

H e is survived by his wife Lupe Diaz of Sweetwater ; son Ralph Diaz of Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughter Evelyn D iaz of Fort W orth, Texas; son Larry Doyle Bailey of Bronte, Texas and d aughter Anjel Heinze of F ort Collins, Colorado .