Alfred Altuna (Al or Appie as he is called by his family) passed peacefully at home on January 21, 2026, surrounded by family. He shared 55 years of marriage with his beloved wife, Priscilla Marquez Altuna. Together they had three children, Greg, Steven, and Aileen.

Al was born June 9, 1947 in Lordsburg, NM, the second oldest of 6 children. A graduate of Palo Verde High School and the University of Arizona in Tucson, he received his Master's degree in International Marketing from Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. He began a 30+ year career in sales and marketing with the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. During his long career with the railroads, he worked many years in the Mexico group. The family moved from Los Angeles to Laredo, Dallas and The Woodlands, Texas and finally to Omaha NE. When he retired from Union Pacific, he chose to retire in Tucson. Very happy to be back home, he also worked with the Puerto Nuevo project, a logistics/transportation project for Tucson.

He was an artist, a comic, a loving support, a proud Dad and Grandpa, an avid golfer, a family margarita mixologist. eggnog maker, chocolate chip cookie and earthquake cakebaker, red and green chile cook, he grilled a mean steak and fajitas. And he was a die-hard Arizona Wildcats fan - Bear Down!

Appie loved his family first and foremost, especially his 5 grandchildren and he will forever be missed. He was preceded in death by parents Alfred and Hortensia Altuna, sister Jeni (Altuna) Hammerstein, and brother Richy Altuna.

Al is survived by his wife Priscilla; his children Greg (Ashley), Steven (Sara) and Aileen; grandchildren Georgia, Elliott, Ian, Gibson, and Oliver; his siblings Esther-Marie Carmichael, Larry Altuna, and Ani Altuna.

Services will be held at Most Holy Trinity, located at 1300 N Greasewood Rd in Tucson, on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Rosary will begin at 10:30am, with Mass to follow at 11:00am.