Leopoldo Diaz Sr. 1888 – 1959
Leopoldo Diaz, Sr., was born on December 6th, 1888 in San Pedro de Gallo, Durango, Mexico. His father was Joaquin Diaz, 1855 – 1900 and his Mother was Manuela Soto, 1857 to 1936.
He married Concepcion Garcia when he was 23 years old on February 20, 1923. Soon after they moved to Escalon, Chihuahua, Mexico. More detail of the early years of the family are found in Manuel Diaz’s autobiography found on Manuel’s page.
Leopoldo and many of his family members worked at the CF&I (Colorado Fuel & Iron) steel factory in Pueblo, Colorado. Leopoldo worked at the mill long enough to retire and received the certificate below.
Leopoldo’s obituary from the Pueblo Chieftain Newspaper.
Yes, they are buried next to each other in Roselawn cemetery.
Young Leopoldo Diaz.
Joaquin, Concha and Leopoldo Diaz.
Chic said he didn’t think his parents were buried together, so after Aunt Irene’s funeral, Mark Diaz and I went to Roselawn cemetery and they gave us a map to the plots. They were indeed buried next to each other, and the family did their best to match the grave markers even though the number of years between their deaths was over 30.
They are about 200 feet north of where Bingy is buried. Roselawn now has an online tool that will let you locate any plot. The website is here: Roselawn Cemetery. Elaine is also nearby.