Feliciano (Felix/Phil) C. Moreno, 69, of Stansbury Park, Utah, passed away surrounded by family at home June 15, 2020, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Phil was born Nov. 29, 1950, to Secundino and Amada Moreno in Raton, New Mexico. After graduating from Raton High School in 1969, he went on to study educational counseling, graduating from Highlands University at Las Vegas, New Mexico.
He was a coach and counselor for Tooele High School for 20 years. In 1982 he met Linda Beery and they married in 1983 in Raton, New Mexico. Then in 1987 their daughter Katherine Evelyn was born. He was determined to provide for his family and give them the life he felt they deserved. His family meant more to him than anything else in the world, something he often mentioned. He was unendingly proud of Katherine and Linda and always tried his best to support them.
Phil loved to joke around and make others laugh; he was a kind and loving man, going out of his way to help his friends and family as well as strangers he met along the way. He was passionate about sports, his lawn, and learning new skills such as photography. He could often be found relaxing in his perfectly manicured backyard talking with people as they walked by. Anyone who knew Phil knew he was the most loving father and husband a family could ask for.
Phil was predeceased by his parents, his sister Angelina, and his nephew Phillip Moreno. He is survived by sisters Lori (Mario) Maestas from Raton, New Mexico; Robbin (Jerry) Hewitt from Northport, Alabama; Mary (Eloy) Salazar, Eleanor Harper, Liz (Jerry) Webb all from Albuquerque, New Mexico; brothers Jim (Lydia) Moreno, John Moreno, Secondino Jr. Moreno from Albuquerque, New Mexico; step-sister Juanita Martin from Columbia, South Carolina. Surviving in-laws are Ruth (Paul) Wiebelhaus of Seattle, Washington; Jack (Pixie) Beery of Venice, California; and Reed (Debbie) Beery, of Ft. Collins, Colorado. As well as all his incredible nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held at the gravesite of Secundino and Amada Moreno, in Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Father Bill Woytavich as the celebrant, Saturday, June 20, 2020, at noon in Raton, New Mexico. For those in Salt Lake Valley and surrounding area, an open house celebration of life will be held at the family home in Stansbury Park, Utah, on Saturday, June 27, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.