On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, The Reverend Ralph Lopez Delgadillo, loving husband and father of two, and Grandfather of Esenia-Elena Delgadillo, entered the presence of The Lord at the age of 80.

Father Ralph was born on September 10, 1940 in Phoenix, AZ to Antonio and Maria Delgadillo. He had six sisters, Mary, Betty, Sarah, Toni, Helen, and Nancy. He received his undergraduate and Master's degrees from Arizona State University and his Master's of Divinity from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of The Southwest in Austin, TX. On March 15 ^th , 1971 he married Gloria Yolanda Leyva. They raised two boys, Rafael and Antonio.

Father Ralph was also a parent to countless dogs. But his joy was his cat, My Sarah Casera Panera Hannah Cara.

The Celebration of Life Service for father Ralph Delgadillo will be held on Monday, February 15, 2021 at First United Methodist Church Elkin, 340 Hawthorne Rd, Elkin, NC 28621 at 3 o'clock P.M.

John Kennedy, funeral director is assisting the family with funeral arrangemens