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Enrique "Arandù" Moreno Corrales

Douglas, AZ

November 14, 1954 - June 23, 2021

Nov 14, 1954 - Jun 23, 2021

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Enrique “Arandù” Moreno Corrales, born November 14, 1954 passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Banner Desert Medical Center, surrounded by loving family after a valiant battle with cancer at the age of 66.

Growing up in Agua Prieta, Sonora with his six siblings: Francisco, Alicia, Zoyla, Mario, Jesus “Tavi”, Lupita and Emiliano, he loved hanging out in the Plaza, playing baseball and working on cars.

Enrique met his beautiful wife Maria Jesu Peralta Almeida on the dance floor at La Copa Cabana restaurant while the famous band Los Freddys played. They were married on April 26, 1975 in Agua Prieta. He spent his career as an Agricultural Contractor, working in different locations throughout Mexico and Arizona, moving the family to Douglas, AZ in 1987. They have four wonderful children, Maria Magdalena Corrales Carrillo (Alfonso) of Douglas, Waldo Axel Corrales (Mary) of Scottsdale, Enrika C. Corrales Gage (David) of Tucson, and Jason Enrique Jefte Corrales of Tempe.

He was loved by his many grandchildren: Roberto “Ponchito”, Ailani, Michelle, Alan, Ximena, Gavin and Sophia. He had a close relationship with many of his nieces and nephews and was a father figure to Mario "Ito" and Nancy “Katy”. He spoiled the kids in the family by bringing them Mexican candies, glass bottled sodas, nuts and queso fresco.

He is preceded in death by his brothers, Samuel and Francisco and granddaughter Magali.

Enrique had a passion for life, family and music and could be found tending to his garden or caring for his dogs along with all the neighboring dogs and strays. He enjoyed hunting for bargains and loved to collect things that he could work on, repair or rebuild, and commonly would sing a song (either Spanish classics or American 1980’s hits) while he did it. He had an infectious laugh and a creative way to tell stories even of the most mundane things.

Along with his love of futbol Mexicano, he enjoyed watching the Diamondbacks and even pitched in the local Senior Baseball League. Enrique loved his family and consistently visited and left flowers at the graves of his mother, Maria Dolores Moreno and his grandmother, Guadalupe Moreno any time he was in the Phoenix area. He really enjoyed that Guadalupe’s burial site was underneath a giant tree, which housed beautiful parakeets that he loved to whistle along with.

Enrique had a hands-on way of dealing with things. If something needed to be done, he would figure out an ingenious way to do it. It usually worked well, except for the time he tried to single-handedly remove a beehive from an outdoor couch, which resulted in him being attacked and chased down the street by the swarm of bees. Life was always an adventure when Enrique was around.

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