Mr. Henry Ambrosio Ciddio (Hank), of Lompoc, CA, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2019, at the age of 85.

Henry was born to parents Vincent and Lucille Ciddio on May 17, 1934, in Las Vegas, New Mexico.  He grew up in Greeley, Colorado as the only son of seven children. He was an Army veteran, serving in Korea and Europe between 1954 and 1959.  In 1956, he married Mena Romero in Bern, Switzerland. After his military service, they returned home to Colorado. They moved to California and settled in Santa Maria, CA in 1963 and raised their family.  His 30-year career continued along the lines of military service, as a contracted employee, at Vandenberg AFB and Edwards AFB, CA.

Henry is survived by his four children, Diana Rojas, her husband, Anthony; Gary Ciddio, wife Christine; Giovanni Ciddio, his partner, Brian; Henry V. Ciddio, wife, Gina; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; his sisters, Carmen Blackmon and Trini Aguire; his extended Romero family; Tony, Rosie, Gilbert, Phil, Tom, Lawrence, Christopher, Raymond, Connie, Betty and Evelyn; 35 nephews and nieces.  He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Marie Dominguez; Lena Jurado, Cecilia Morales, Doris Gonzales and Mike Romero,

A memorial and rosary will be recited at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, on December 10, 2019 at 6 pm.  His final resting place will be in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Bunker Memorial Cemetery.  Family and friends will be provided the service's future date, scheduled for March 2020. Family and friends are welcome to attend.