Silver City Daily Digest Monday, July 27, 2026

Ty's Take

Jose Jaurequi spent better than fifty years in these hills, which around Grant County means he was woven into the fabric the way copper is woven into rock. The memorial reception today gives folks a chance to do what this community does best: gather and remember someone who was here, who mattered, who left tracks. In a town that's reinvented itself more than once, those long roots count for something. They anchor us when everything else is shifting.

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Grant County Beat

Memorial Reception for Jose G. Jaurequi 062826, part 2

A memorial reception held on June 28, 2026, honored Private Jose G. Jaurequi, who died in the Philippines in connection with the Bataan Death March while serving with the 200th and 515th Coastal Artillery Regiments. Many New Mexican soldiers served in these regiments alongside Jaurequi. The Grant...

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