Blas "Joe" Ochoa Jr.

CMSGT (Ret) Blas “Joe” Ochoa of Las Vegas passed into the arms of our Lord on March 12, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Southern California, he traveled, lived and served his country all over the world in his 30 year distinguished career in the United States Air Force. Retiring as Chief Master Sergeant from Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota, Joe and Kika moved to Las Vegas where he embarked on a second career in the United States Civil Service as an Environmentalist at Nellis Air Force Base. Upon his 2nd retirement in 1995, he and Kika stayed busier than ever, traveling, spending time with family, enjoying his life-long love of baseball, always learning, reading, teaching himself something new. A long life, well lived, devoted to his faith, his family and his country.

Preceded in death by his parents, Blas and Juana; stepmother, Nina; brother Neftali. Survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Frances “Kika”; sons Joe, Phil (Mary), Rich (Aida); grandson Richard Alfredo; brothers, Ben (Julia), Elly (Debbie), Sam (Sandra), David (Myrka), John, Tim (Deborah), Steven (Rosemary); sisters, Lily (Larry) Bloesma, Priscilla (Mauricio) Leiva, Rachel (Augie) Ramirez, Becky (Paul) Nagy, Debbie (Larry) Underwood.