![]() His wish to visit Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial came true in 2013. In his retirement, David found a fixer-upper in Alpine and spent 13 years enjoying the mountains, fishing, visiting with friends and talking about his hometown roots. To this day, he is remembered fondly by the families and students at Queen of Peace. His involvement with his grandchildren coaching the students in basketball and baseball. After retirement, David started another full-time career, devoting his time being a full-time grandfather. David started a new career with Southwest Gas utilities from 1985, until his retirement in 1999. Then the big strike and flood of 1983 hit the community and David packed up his family and moved to the Mesa area in 1984. David was a member of the Clifton Social Club, American Legion, Clifton Trojan Booster, Sacred Heart Church and Beneficio Propio. ![]() His children were his priority and was always involved in their sports, coaching Bobby Sox and Little League, his nickname became “Coach”. David returned to the mine and worked for 22 years, until 1983, always embracing his union status. Both continued a life-time of friendship and brotherhood until David’s passing. Stationed in Fort Lewis, WA where he met his brother, Steve Calondis from Ohio. Army from 1962 until June 1964, after his honorable discharge. Shortly, thereafter “Uncle Sam” came knocking at his door and he served in the U.S. In March of 1962, David started working for the Phelps Dodge copper mine. David graduated from high school in 1959, he then left to Phoenix to attend Arizona Barber school where he graduated in August of 1960. On weekends and after school, he would also help his parents with the grocery business, the “Cash & Carry Market". A Clifton Trojan, David excelled in sports: baseball, basketball, and football during his high school years. The San Francisco River, the public swimming pool and City Park were some of the places he enjoyed adventures with his long time childhood friends. David, a native Arizonan was raised in Clifton, AZ during the fifties. David is survived by his wife of 54 years, Toni (married in 1968), his daughter, Monica Flores (Manuel), son, David (Al), and Ted, and grandsons, Josh, Manuel, Jr., Hunter and Antonio, and a wonderful family of cherished relatives, friends, neighbors, and Blondie, his beloved rescue dog that he adored and enjoyed taking for rides. ![]() ![]() David is preceded in death by his parents, his sister and brother-in-law, Yolanda and Frank Carbajal and his nephew, Ruben Carbajal. David was born on Octoin Morenci, AZ to the late Theodoro Jimenez and Esperanza Padilla Jimenez. Jimenez, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle passed away peacefully at his home surrounded with his loving family at his side, on January 19, 2023, at the age of 81 years. ![]()
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