Obituary of Galo E. Velez

,Galo E. Velez, of Hackensack, died on Thursday, February 1, 2007, at the Regency Plaza in Park Ridge at the age of 59 years. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, he came to this country in 1960. Prior to retiring, he was a sergeant with the Hackensack Police Department. He was an Army veteran of the Viet Nam War. He was a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Episcopal Church of Hackensack. He is survived by his wife Zenide Guerrero Velez, his daughter Alexandra Morris and her husband Kirby of Los Angeles, California, his grandson Brian Morris of Los Angeles California, his sister, Cecilia Breslow-McCarter and her husband Thomas of Montvale, and two brothers, Jorge Velez and his wife Sara of Goshen, New York, and Ramon Velez of Hackensack. The Mass of Requiem will be offered on Saturday, February 3, at 9:00 AM. at Saint Anthony of Padua Episcopal Church, 72 Lodi Street, Hackensack with burial following at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus. Visiting is on Friday evening from 7 - 10 PM.