Msgt. Casiano "Sonny" Juridico Valencia, Retired USAF, 77, of Iloilo City, Philippines passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 in Buies Creek, NC. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and retired reserve USAF.

Sonny is survived by wife Rosalinda Valencia of Layton, Utah; son, C.J. Valencia of Utah; son, Jason Valencia and wife Christine of Holly Springs and their children, Carson, Carlie and Clara; daughter, Valerie Valencia Hanes and husband Matthew of Charlotte and their children, Maria, Anna, Sophia, Isabel, Therese, Catherine, Lucia and John "Little Sonny"; daughter, Vivian Valencia Jackson and husband Christopher of Erwin and their children Christina and Elizabeth.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:45 AM on Thursday July 23, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dunn. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 PM at Salisbury National Cemetery with full military honors.