Isidro (Ed) Pioquinto passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026, surrounded by loved ones after a short hospitalization. He was 93. He led a life dedicated to his duty to God, family, and country, both the country he served and the country that was his homeland.

Born to Valentin and Antonia Pioquinto on May 15, 1932, in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines, Ed was the fifth and youngest child. His father, Valentin, died when Ed was a year old. Ed and his siblings grew up helping their mom maintain their family home. It was in the family home that Japanese soldiers occupied the top floor and the family lived on the first floor during World War II and the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Soldiers remained there until the liberation of the Philippines at the end of the war.

Ed attended school at Pangasinan Provincial High School. After graduating high school, Ed went to Mapua Institute of Technology and then National University in Manila, Philippines, majoring in engineering. It was during his fourth year of university studies that Ed passed the Naval exam to join the United States Navy. Encouraged by his brother, Jose, to travel the world in the Navy, Ed visited many places, including Norway, France, and all throughout the United States. It was during his time in New York and Philadelphia that he learned the East Coast swing, one of his favorite dances.

After meeting at a neighbor’s birthday party, Ed married Yolanda (Yoly) in the spring 1963. Although newly married, Ed had to return to his Naval duties.The following year, their first son, Joseph Rainier, was born while Ed was away at sea. It was also that year when Ed began serving on the USS Goldsborough. While stationed in Hawaii, Yoly and Rainier joined Ed. A couple years later, Edward was born. Ed was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

After serving ten years in the Navy, Ed decided to join the US Air Force. The family moved from Hawaii to Kansas. It was there that their daughter, Melissa, was born. It was in Kansas that Ed became interested in classic cars. He owned a Ford Mustang and then traded the Mustang for a 1969 Chevrolet Malibu Chevelle, which is now owned by his grandson, Keanu.

After Kansas, Ed was stationed in Japan. Ed and Yoly enjoyed bowling and participating in leagues. Their last child, Regina, was born there. Ed continued to move up in rank and became a Master Sergeant. As he thought about where to retire, Ed chose Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after ten years in the Air Force.

Life after the military included working at Anna Kaseman Hospital and then at Liberato U Drive & Taxi on the Big Island in Hawaii. After moving back from Hawaii, Ed started working at the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office where he worked in the Maps and Plats department for ten years. Outside of work, Ed enjoyed spending time doing yardwork and liked to fix things, which also included building wooden furniture. He and Yoly were in bowling leagues at Kirtland. After his second retirement, Ed and Yoly helped to raise their grandchildren. Ed still enjoyed dancing, listening to the late Freddie Chavez, traveling back to the Philippines to visit family, and, on occasion, you could find Ed at a local casino playing craps.

Ed is preceded in death by his father Valentin Pioquinto, mother Antonia Pioquinto, brother Tiburcio Pioquinto, sister Fabiana Jimenez, brother Magdaleno Pioquinto, and wife Yolanda Pioquinto. He is survived by his brother Jose Pioquinto, son Rainier (Kari) Pioquinto, son Edward Pioquinto, daughter Melissa Azul, daughter Gina Pioquinto, grandsons Keanu Azul, Michael (Dominique) Martinez, Matthew (Maidelys) Martinez, Jonah Pioquinto, granddaughter Lia Martinez, and many nephews and nieces.

Funeral Mass is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10 am at Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico, followed by interment with full military honors at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico at 2 pm.

The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses, specialists, and medical staff within Presbyterian Medical Group, Presbyterian Hospital System, and TriCore Laboratories for the care of their father.