KUVO’s’ Danny Valenzuela Passes Suddenly, The Latin Sol Party Familia Grieves
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By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media, Photos courtesy of Ricky O

At the end of each broadcast of the award winning Latin Sol Party radio show on KUVO 89.3, Denver’s premiere and only jazz radio station, Danny Valenzuela would finish with a tribute to his late wife Mary. “I still love you Mary and I always will” he would say. Then he would play Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison. The song is a nostalgic look back at youthful romance, innocent fun, and first experiences with love and sex, set against a backdrop of memory.

But this past Friday night, Danny Valenzuela was not on the air. “KUVO JAZZ is extremely sorry to announce…