Ephraim F. Diaz passed away on March 18, 2019 at his Yuma home.  You probably knew him as

Fred Diaz, it was his parents that always called him Freddie at home and later in life he adopted

his professional title of Fred.  Born on September 29, 1939 in the state of New York in a little burrower called Manhattan to Gloria Rodriguez and Eduardo Diaz.

His early years were in two great cities, New York City and Chicago.  Where he learned the art of being subtle and meek in the streets protecting his reputation and his Sister's honor.  Later in his youth, the family moved west to the Los Angeles, California area.  After graduating for Van Nuys High School in 1956 he enlisted in the Army serving in the Medical Corp under the White Coat research program studying German Biological Warfare.  His work consisted of testing experimental protective gear and creating vaccines against biological threats to the general population and soldiers.  The White Coat program services in the Army laid out the ground work for the modern day protective gear for all individuals serving in the armed forces today.  His service earned him college scholarships to seek out his degrees in the medical field following his term.  After returning to civilian life, he was married and began his higher education by completing his Bachelor's degree of Science in nursing at Walla Walla College in Washington.  Fred continued for his Master's degree in Health Administration at UC Berkley in California.  Soon after they moved to Miami, Florida and raised their two children before moving back West.  Fred had always enjoyed helping others with missionary work which was a passion he continued as long as his body would allow him to.

From taking a position in a Medical Outpost in Monument Valley, Utah,  AKA MARS to traveling the world with his friends and family as far as India, Nepal, Hong Kong, Rwanda, Mexico, Guatemala, just to name a few.  He would have loved to keep adding more locations to this list if he could have.  His first marriage to Nilda Luz Diaz lasted 48 years and they raised their two children.  Later in life he married Carmen Gonzalez in Yuma where they lived out his remaining 8 years together.  He served on the church board, school board, chalk board and even card board.  One thing he was not was boring.  Fred would say that he used his honed skills of delegation and organization to get things done, we called it being bossy and stubborn, but it can definitely be said that he did get things done.  He taught his family, the church and anyone he could get his hands on to help on a project, to work until the job is done.  That he did and now his work, work, work is done.