David Gutierrez Ortiz July 19, 1948 ~ - August 1, 2003
Two years have come and gone, still our hearts have your laughter, love and strength. Remembering 36 years of marriage today and the blessings you gave us. Your wife and loving family. Published in the Arizona Daily Star on August 9, 2005 |
Melinda Manspeaker (Curry)
David Ortiz and I were in Coach Bailey’s 4th period biology class at THS freshman year. We sat side by side at the very front table. David was one of the first classmates I met whom I hadn’t known before from Robison and Peter Howell elementary schools and Mansfeld Jr. High, and I thought he was cute! I distinctly remember David asking me if I was going to attend The Mixer, the annual beginning-of-the year dance, and if so, if I would dance with him. We did dance at The Mixer, and even though I don’t remember any other interactions with David except conversations under Coach Bailey’s nose, I always had good feelings about him because of that friendly gesture at the start of the school year in the fall of 1963.