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"God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be, So he put His arms around her and whispered, 'Come with Me,' tearful eyes we watched her suffer and saw her fade away. Although we loved her dearly we could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the Best." Flora Castillo Bruington, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2005. She was born in Socorro February 10, 1917, and attended Mt. Carmel and Socorro High Schools. The descendant of pioneer New Mexico families, she was the great- granddaughter of rancher, politician, and landowner, J.J. Baca; and Santa Cruz Castillo, former Superintendent of Schools for Socorro County. A lifelong Catholic, Flora was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. She was an active volunteer for the Arthritis Foundation, and served as a member of Albuquerque's Citizens Advisory Committee. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John Bruington; parents, Juan and Josefita (Abeyta) Castillo; grandson, John (Jay) Genero, Jr.; granddaughter, Sylvia Genero; and sisters, Dominica (Nica) Casterline and Barbara Mendoza. She is survived by her brothers, Carlos Castillo and wife, Connie, Rudolpho Castillo and wife, Sophie, Juan Jose Castillo and wife, Carmen, and Arthur Castillo and wife, Barbara; brother-in-law, George Bruington; three children, son, Norbert Padilla and wife, Ofelia; daughters, Cecelia Genero and husband, John, Sr. and Eileen Naccaratto and husband, Kenneth; grandchildren, Cindy Padilla and husband, Bob, Christopher Padilla and wife, Pamela, Joseph Genero and wife, Felicia, Harry Genero, Celeste Rael and husband, Tony, Conni Horne, Marla Galownia and husband, Mark, Jimmy Naccaratto and wife, Danielle, Anna Gallegos and Felicia Gallegos; twenty great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Rosary will be recited Monday, 7:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel. Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, 9:00 a.m., at St. Anne's Catholic Church, 1734 Isleta Blvd. SW. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Monday, one hour prior to rosary. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
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