Obituary of Leonilo Larriva

Leonilo Larriva, III, born August 8, 1931 of parents Leonilo Larriva II and Estella Gaxiola Larriva passed away peacefully on January 22, 2019 at his home in Tucson Arizona which he shared with the love of his life, his wife Allie. He was better known as Nilo, Dad or Tata and was more than a husband, father, grandfather or friend; Nilo was a role model to all. Nilo loved his family, the community of Nogales, the UofA Wildcats, hard work and wonderful vacations. He taught us that everything has a place, hard work pays off, and vacations are best spent with family, sparing no expense. Nilo was always very generous and very dedicated to his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Allie Larriva, Children, Nilo Larriva IV (Lourdes), Jane "Dinny" Rojas (Martin), and Rick Larriva, by his five grandchildren Mikki Rojas Bredehoft (Matt) and Selina Rojas El-Awad (Samer), Nilo Larriva V and Benjamin Larriva, and Katie Larriva Gavel (Eric) and two great grandchildren Dominic and Vincent Gavel. The funeral mass service will be held at 11:00am Thursday 1/31/19 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Tucson, AZ, with a celebration of life to follow at the Rojas home in Tucson.