Richard Anthony Najera's Obituary
Richard Anthony Najera passed away on February 27, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was his family. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 16, 1965 to Susan Armijo & Eddie Najera and was raised by his stepfather Ronald Stoddard.
He was married to Michelle Berry and they later divorced, together they had one beautiful daughter Tina Marie Najera whom he loved more than anything in this word. Richard will be remembered as a positive, uplifting, loving, very humorous man. He was always cracking jokes and making everyone around him smile. He will be missed more than he knows.
He is survived by his daughter, Tina Marie Najera; his beautiful granddaughters, Aliyah and Laylah; his brothers, Mike Najera, Arthur Najera, Ronald Stoddard, Mike Stoddard, Randy Stoddard; his sisters, Consuelo Lara, Connie Miller, Veronica Stoddard, CC Stoddard, Kristy Stoddard and Ronda Stoddard; and longtime friend Paul Hernandez.
He was preceded in death by his dad, Eddie Najera; grandparents, John and Molly Armijo; grandparents, Pete and Consuelo Najera; Uncles, Lupe and Gilbert Najera.
A viewing will be from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. with services at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Ignite Church located at 1055 North Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, UT.
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