Armando Acuna:  

I hope to be remembered as the person who never stabbed anybody in the back, always confronted his problems face to face. I always wanted to be a soldier when I grew up as my father before me and my uncles were. I relax by listening to music as I have an album collection of 1000 with classical, country, top 40, texmex, rock and roll, oldies, heavy metal,hip hop,rap and mariachi. I was a pretty good student in high school but one wild story stands out. I stood up to Vernon Friedli and threatened to kick his ass. He came after me and several of my friends stood up and told him he wuold have to go throught them first. Coach Friedly backed off but kicked me out of P.E. My heroes have been the union members from old Morenci Phelps Dodge Copper Mine. They made it possible for me to become a powerline electrician and to pursue my life goals. I salute the old timers from Morenci, they are mostly all gone but they will live on in my heart. I have lived most of my life in Morenci arizona except for three years I was in the service and lived in Germany and Viet Nam. I have also resided in Globe, AZ, for six years and for the past 26-years in Tucson. The one person who I would like to see again is my good and loyal friend Jake Armijo. His life was transformed from a small town boy to a soldier in Viet Nam. My memories of Jake are to many and not enough. My biggest surprise from life has been the availability o...Expand for more