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Obituary for CHAVEZ


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday August 25, 2005

Shawntae Chavez, age 14, beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, and niece, was gently and lovingly wrapped in the arms of the Lord and taken home, Monday, August 22, 2005. Shawntae was a student at Valley High School; and excelled in many sports. She was a candidate for the Fiesta Queen at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. Shawntae had many interests and had ambitions to attend college and someday be a Criminologist. Shawntae had a kind heart and often took others under her wing; she was a special person and precious angel to many; she will always be in our hearts. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Max S. Chavez; and paternal grandmother, Maria Sanchez. Shawntae is survived by her loving parents, Carla and Patrick Sanchez; her brother, Patrick Sanchez Jr.; half-sister, Anna Marie; maternal grandparents, Adelina and Fermin Baca; paternal grandparents, Ernestine and Reynaldo Sanchez, and Dolores Colson-White; great-grandparents, Grandma Maes, Olympia Serna and Fred White; numerous other beloved family members; and a host of friends. Shawntae will be greatly missed by her loving family and by those whose hearts she touched. Visitations will be Thursday (today) from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 1860 Griegos Rd., NW, where a Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. this evening. Final viewing will be Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Bernalillo, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery in Bernalillo. Pallbearers will be Isaiah Martinez, Phil Sanchez, Francisco Sanchez, Marissa Valencia, Sierra Chavez, and Gabriel Esquibel. Honorary bearers will be Veronica Sanchez, Mandy Apodaca, Reina Valencia, Jonni Chavez-Mast, Danielle Nunez, Antoinette Perea, and Karl Silva. Funeral Services were entrusted to: Alameda Mortuary 9420 4th Street NW 898-3160


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