Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Elias Torrez III Age: 21 From: Veribest, Texas Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Elias Torrez III was killed April 9 by hostile fire in Iraq. Died:
April
09, 2004
Putting it simply, Elias Torrez loved his life on the farm in West Texas. "He was funny. He could take a bad situation and make you laugh no matter what," said stepbrother Rigo Ramirez, 20. "He was a free soul. He had a zest for life." Lance Cpl. Torrez, 21, of Veribest, Texas, died April 9 in hostile fire in Iraq. He was based in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and was on his second stint in Iraq, Ramirez said. Ramirez described Torrez as an easygoing, lovable guy with a lot of friends. Torrez graduated from high school in 2001 and started boot camp the day before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Ramirez said he last heard from his stepbrother a month before his death, when he left a message telling his father and stepmother that he loved them and everything...
Prayers & Condolences For: Elias Torrez III BY Anonymous on Sep 19, 2008
hey cousinits your lil princess ashten hey i love you and i miss you withevery ounce of strgethin my boddy man you no your my world i didnt no how to function when thay told me you were gone..... i just collapsed
i miss you primo i cant belive its been 4 years already it seems like juss yester day you were here
well i want you to no you made a wonderful impact on my life and you showed me right from wrong and i love you for that your a GOOD cousin
I LOVE YOU R.I.P E.T. YOUR PRINCESS ASHTEN
Prayers & Condolences For: Elias Torrez III BY John on Apr 09, 2008
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.