Virgil Larios

October 25, 1940 - January 31, 2025

Virgil Larios, 84, of Winnemucca, Nevada passed away with loved ones by his side, on January 31, 2025 after an untreatable pancreatic cancer diagosis10.5 months prior to his passing.  He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on October 25, 1940.  
Virgil and his sister Sandy, and their parents Fred and Dorothy Larios lived/worked on Larios family ranches in Northern Elko County, the Jones Ranch, Anderson Ranch and Diamond A Ranch. 
They also lived several years in Jarbidge, Nevada.  Virgil and Sandy attended school in Jarbidge and when they were living on the ranches, they attended school in Rowland,  traveling by horseback to and from school, winters and all. 
On occasion they would encounter mountain lions, but luckily their horses were very trustworthy and solid guardians and nothing bad ever happened on those long rides to and from Rowland.  
His Father Fred and his Uncles, the ranch life, the cowboy way and Jarbidge shaped Virgil into the person he was throughout his life.  Something he would later pass on to his Grandson, Cole Hatcher, who was Virgil’s best friend and whole world for almost 24 years.
Virgil and his family relocated from Jarbidge to Carlin, Nevada so he and his sister could attend high school there.  The Jarbidge School only taught through 8th grade.  Virgil graduated in 1959. 
Virgil met Deanna (Dee) Sample of Castleford, Idaho at Murphy’s Hot Hole, near Jarbidge.  The two fell in love and were married on August 30, 1959.  Jarbidge remained a frequent vacation place for the couple and later with their two daughters, Tanya and Lana.  Virgil felt so grateful to have had good enough health after his diagnosis, that in the summer of 2024, he was able to go up to his beloved Jarbidge four times for almost a total of four weeks. They have had a family cabin there for many years and it is a favorite family destination.
Virgil began his working career after high school with Boyles Brothers Exploration Drilling and he and his new bride, Dee relocated to a drilling project in Redding, California.  Work with Boyles Brothers for several years came with many relocations to new projects.  Virgil and Dee moved about 36 times during his employment with them, including to Puerto Rico.  They made many lifelong friends during those years.
After their first daughter Tanya was born in 1966, they decided to move back to Nevada to be closer to family.  Virgil got into Mining in the Carlin area around 1967, the same year their second daughter was born.  He worked at Newmont/Cortez for several years.   
After accepting and relocating to a couple other employment opportunities in mining in Wyoming and Montana, the family came back to Carlin, which had always been their home base.  Virgil and Dee then both accepted jobs in Winnemucca with Pinson Mine in 1980 and that move made their 40th and final move.  
They settled in Winnemucca and their daughters both graduated from Lowry High School.  Virgil worked at the Pinson, Prebble, Dee Gold mines and in the 90’s he and Dee both worked at Marigold.  In 2001, after open heart surgery, Virgil found himself retired.
Although he stayed busy with his Grandson Cole, who lived in Winnemucca, and was active in sports and high school rodeo, he ultimately ended up working at Min-Ad for several years until just a month or so before his passing.  Work was like a hobby for him, especially once his weekend cowboying hobby was no longer physically possible.  
He was a Dad, Grandpa, Friend, one tough man, a hard worker his whole life, more soft-hearted than he wanted people to know, loyal, trustworthy, honest and some might say he could be feisty and ornery, but if he wasn’t giving you a hard time, that probably meant he didn’t like you.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Dorothy Larios, his sister, Sandy DelSarto, his wife, Dee Larios and his grandson Cole Hatcher.
He is survived by his two daughters and son in laws, Tanya (Darrel) Greene, Lana (Kevin) Kapphahn, grandson Cody Kapphahn, great grandsons Cashton Cole Hatcher and Huxton Slotten and Salone (Zayne) Slotten.  Also longtime girlfriend Sue Coutts, her sons Darrel Coutts, Steve (Miranda) Coutts, Granddaughter Jordyn (Frankie) Dean, great granddaughter Brinley, great grandson Cohen, granddaughter Megan (Bryce) Yacobi, Xavier Yacobi and numerous other family.
Per Virgil’s request, there will be no services.