Francisco Doral (Poncho) Valdez |
| Posted 2010-03-08 by Sharon |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg Arizona December 21, 1972 Worker on Ry. Project Dies in Fall - Francisco Doral (Poncho) Valdez, 31, died Thursday afternoon from injuries received when he fell from the front of a fork lift on which he was riding. Mr. Valdez, a Mexican national, was employed by B&J Services Co. of Phoenix. The company had purchased the railroad ties of which the Santa Fe is disposing. Valdez was helping to load the ties near Wittmann at the time of the accident. The fork lift was traveling alongside the tracks at approximately 15 miles an hour when Valdez was thrown and fell in front of it. He was taken to Boswell Hospital where he was pronounced dead according to Sheriff’s Sergeant Jim Mason. Valdez had only worked for the firm for a few days. Arrangements for Valdez to be taken back to his home land of Mexico are being made by the Mexican Consulate. |
Note: These obituaries are transcribed as published and are submitted by volunteers who have no connection to the families. They do not write the obituaries and have no further information other than what is posted within the obituaries. We do not do personal research. For this you would have to find a volunteer who does this or hire a professional researcher.
Questions About This Project?