Manuel A. “Chico” Ortiz, 65 of Independence, MO died January 3, 2021 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Due to COVID 19, the services will be private. For folks that are unable to attend or wish to contribute to Funeral expenses, direct donations can be made through PayPal or Venmo. PayPal address is [email protected]. Venmo connect is @jason-ortiz-63. In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions be made on behalf of Manuel “Chico” Ortiz to the Centerpoint Nurses Fund at HCAhopefund.com. There were many spectacular nurses at Centerpoint that cared for Manuel.
Chico was born May 19, 1955 in Piedras Negras, Coahula, Mexico and came to the US at the age of 6 months. He married his wife of 44 years, Juanita and together they had two boys, Jason and Michael. Chico was a man of many talents; he was a guitarist and drummer (drums being his favorite in the clubs), in sports, he had been a tennis player, a fisherman and loved the Chiefs and MU fan. Chico and Juanita were pet rescuers, having rescued 4 dogs. He loved all style of music; Rush, Country, hairbands and 70’s. Chico never knew a stranger; and some of his words of wisdom-“Always smile” and “Never burn a bridge”.
Chico was preceded in death by his father Manuel M. Ortiz in 2013. He is survived by his wife Juanita; his two sons, Jason (Monica) and Michael (Wendy); his mother, Rosa Aguilar Ortiz; siblings, Juan (Susan), Jose (Beverly), Ramona Hodge (Charles), Patricia King (Jeff), Teresa Hair (Jeremy) and Angel (Molly), four granddaughters, Marielena, Kathryn, Renay and Deon, and several nieces and nephews.
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