Ernest Junior Lopez (Indian Red Lopez) passed away on Saturday morning October 3, 2009 from complications of dementia. He was born September 24, 1945 in Fort Duchesne, Utah to Ernest Paul Lopez and Lucille May Hackford. Ernie was a member of the LDS Church. He lived a very colorful life. He was always telling jokes and laughing. He was liked by everyone that met him.  Ernie leaves behind his son, Lance, and his three daughters, Cindy Comstock, Kami Beyer Watkins, and Tracy Hadaway. He has 22 grandchildren and one great grandchild. His surviving siblings include, Leonard Lopez, Naomi Adams, Eileen Lopez, Danny Lopez and Larry Moon. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, and his sisters, Joyce Monico, and Carol Pritchard.