John Richard Cornay was born September 25, 1936 in Raton, New Mexico to Antonio Cornay and Florentina Cruz. John attended school in Folsom and Des Moines. His high school years were spent at Allison James Boarding School in Santa Fe and Menaul Boarding School in Albuquerque.
John was in the Marine Corps for a short time and had a medical discharge. He was married and had three children, Carlos Richard from South Dakota, Juanita Wilde from Washington, DC, and Calista Rivera from Albuquerque.
John was preceded in death by three brothers; Manuel, Orlando and Eloy. He is survived by his three siblings Carlos, Rudy and BeBe.
He worked on feed lots in South Dakota and Kansas for over 15 years. He returned home and worked on the home place with his sister Mary (BeBe) and brother Carlos. As well as day working for many area ranches. John entertained many friends during the 7 years he was bartender at the Folsom Inn. After a lengthy illness he passed away at the Spanish Peaks Veterans Center in Walsenburg, Colorado on May 7, 2015.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations to be made in John’s name to the Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Funeral arrangements for John Richard Cornay are under the direction of the Alderette-Pomeroy Funeral Home of Raton.
Thank you to all of my dad’s family and friends. He truly loved entertaining people and enjoyed being with his family. He was in his glory when working on the family ranch. He often spoke of his days growing up and working on the ranch. He was proud to be a Cornay.
Loving memories,
Carlos Richard Cornay