TJ Cheney

TJ BECENTI CHENEY TEEJ TJ Becenti Cheney was born on October 27, 1986 to Dorothy Cheney and the late Franklin Cheney Sr. in San Carlos AZ. TJ was the second to the youngest out of 10 siblings. TJ was raised by his father on the ranch in Point of Pines, Slaughter and R-100. He always quoted This aint my first Rodeo, and Im the all-around Cowboy! In his younger years TJ attended Fort Thomas Elementary School and Fort Thomas High School, where he received many awards in sports for football and basketball. Later transferred to Excel Secondary School in San Carlos where he received his High School Diploma in 2005. After receiving his high school diploma he went on to Eastern Arizona College where he received his welding and heavy equipment certificate in 2007. His worked various jobs in state and out of state such as Southwest Fire Fighter 2006 - 2007, Arizona Eastern Railway 2008 - 2010, Nantac Rim as a carpenter, Game and Fish as a heavy equipment driver rebuilding the dams around the reservation. He was also employed with Valley Crest where he helped build the new hospital in Peridot. After they were done with the hospital he traveled with them to Las Vegas Nevada and when he returned in February from Las Vegas, he then moved to Mesa, Arizona where he continued his employment with Valley Crest. TJ played his last football game in Duncan for semifinals and he never forgot about that day because his son Cody was born the next morning. He and his son Cody are best friends and did everything together. Wherever he was at Cody was right there following him. Some of the things Cody talked about were when he and his dad went fishing; they had no fishing line so he used his shoe string to put the fishes on it. He also remembers when he and his dad went deer hunting and his dad needed to use the restroom and he told Cody to wait he will be back and Cody said when he came back he came back with one sock and he ask his dad Where is one of your socks and he said I used it as toilet paper. In 2008 TJ came home from work and was surprise that he was a father to little Cheryl. Since that day she also became his tail and would take her everywhere. Didnt matter if it was fishing, hunting or camping there she was with her dad. He loved his kids unconditionally and did whatever he could to help them. His kids were his first priority. Everyone remembers TJ as a silly, goofy, happy person always smiling and telling jokes. He would always tell his sister do I look like a cigarette, because they were always fighting over cigarettes. Another joke he would tell his nieces or whoever took a picture of him was put my picture on Facebook and lets see how many chics like it. TJ was always giving hugs every time you saw him and would tell everyone he loves them. TJs hobbies included hunting, fishing, cooking for his mother, it never fails he always used to say mom make bread and I will cook. He would call his sisters and say do you have anything to cook if so bring it cause Im cooking. He always gave a helping hand to everyone that needed help whether it was sunrise ceremony or just helping around the house. TJ entered eternal rest on July 3, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. He leaves behind his son Cody and daughter Cheryl Cheney. His mother, Dorothy Cheney, Brothers; Benny (Beverly) Cheney, Frank (Heather) Cheney, Franklin Cheney Jr (Aundria Nosie), McEver Cheney, Monty Cheney and Emmett (Betty) Dosela. Sisters; Leilani Olivar, Theresa (McDarrell) Rogers, Dorlisa Cheney (Jimmy Moses), Latoya Cheney (Toey Wilson). Aunts; Anna Interpreter, Ina Mae Preston, Lenora Pike. Uncles; Leo Cheney and Edison Cheney. 48 Nieces and nephews. He was proceed in death by; His father Franklin Cheney Sr., Uncle Herbert Rope Sr. and Brother in Law Robert Olivar Sr. TJ has left a big void in everyones lives, we all have questions of why he left so soon. He had strong faith and those who knew him well know this is not the way he would want us to remember him. But to remember him as you knew him, funny, goofy, silly, telling jokes, smiling and the love he had for everyone. Please continue to keep his son, daughter and family in prayer. The Cheney family would like to thank each and every one that help contribute by making wood, cooking, donating groceries and your time to be here to pay your last respect for TJ. A wake for TJ will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in Bylas. The funeral services will be held on Sunday, July 12th at 2:00 p.m. at the Ernest Stanley Memorial Hall in Bylas with interment in the Bylas Central Heights Cemetery.