Douglas man dies of injuries from wreck

By Shar Porier
Wick News Service
Published/Last Modified on Thursday, November 6, 2008 1:51 PM MST


BISBEE — Dominic Aira, 78, best known as the owner of Brown Page Funeral Home, died Tuesday morning from injuries he received in a single-vehicle wreck on Highway 80 in Bisbee on Monday.


 Aira  and Jesus Albert Guillian, who was a passenger in the vehicle, were both flown from Bisbee to University Medical Center in Tucson.

Aira was flown first with life-threatening injuries. Guillian was taken to the Copper Queen Hospital and then flown to the same facility.

As of presstime Guillian is on life support and in critical condition in the intensive care unit with severe head injuries.

After an investigation of the crash scene, Long said it appeared Aira was heading westbound in a Chevy truck on Highway 80, drifted off the roadway, overcompensated and somehow crashed into the mountainside on the eastbound side of the highway.

Both men were  pinned in the truck and were extricated by the Bisbee Fire Department.

Traffic along Highway 80 was temporarily shut down as the accident was cleared.

Aira was born and raised in Douglas, attending Loreto  School and graduating from Douglas High School.

In 1957, he entered the funeral home business working under Curtis Page and Gordon Brown of Brown-Page Mortuary and eventually purchased the business with Robert (Bobby) Benson.  He later became sole owner. 

Upon his semi-retirement, he turned over operations to his nephews David Escarcega who is the current Owner/Funeral Director and Joseph (Chacho) Greth, but continued to be actively involved in the family business.

See obitutary on Page A2 for more information.

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Comments

    Jose Raquel Rosadillo wrote on Nov 7, 2008 9:46 AM:

    " "Our deepest condolences to the Aira family. We are sadden by the loss of such a dear man and great friend to the family. You are all in are prayer". "

    Ferny Sanchez California wrote on Nov 7, 2008 12:01 AM:

    " My condolences to the Aira family, we lost a good person. I will keep him in my prayers. "

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