Felix M. Tenorio
Marriages
Lila
Janet Tenorio
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7B - February 26, 2020
Felix M. Tenorio, youngest
of ten children, was born in
Grand Junction, CO, on May 10,
1930. He passed away at home
in Dewey, OK, on February
15, 2020, after a battle with
esophageal cancer. He was 89
years old.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Janet; parents, Frank
and Maria and all nine of his
siblings, Juan, Nadine, Irene,
Myrna, Virginia, Pauline, Louis,
Eloisa and Florence.
Felix grew up in Grand
Junction. He served in the US
Army between 1951 and 1956
where he was on the boxing
team. He retired from General
Motors in Southern California
where lived for over 45 years
with Janet. He lived most
recently in Oklahoma with his
daughter and her family.
Felix is survived by three sons from his first marriage to Lila,
Larry (Betty) Tenorio; Tony (Rita) Tenorio, and Frank (Debbie)
Tenorio, all of Grand Junction and daughter from his marriage
to Janet, Anjanette (Mike) Mantooth of Dewey, OK. He is also
survived by grandchildren, Frank, Lila, Aundrea, Nina, Leticia,
Veronica, Nicholas, Joey, Dorothy and Ava, along with many greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews and extended family.
Felix loved weightlifting and continued to do so until his cancer
diagnosis in his mid-80’s. He enjoyed playing poker in his local
league, doing crossword puzzles, playing the lottery and watching
westerns on TV. He also enjoyed finding treasure at garage sales
and thrift stores and loved to visit with people in local coffee shops.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 18, 2020, at the Courtyard Marriott, 756 Horizon Drive,
Grand Junction, CO. Reception will follow.
