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Gladis Fois Maresma, surrounded by her husband, daughter, son, and his wife, sister, and cousin, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2005. Gladis is survived by her husband, Fernando; her daughter, Adriana; her son, Jose and wife, Kimberlee, all from Albuquerque. Also her mother, Anselma; her sister, Maria Alba; her brother, Salvador Raoul; his wife, Carmen Fois; niece, Natalia; nephews, Jose Fernando, Javier, and Octavio; and numerous friends. She was born in Asuncion, Paraguay, March 11, 1938. She came to the University of New Mexico as a Fulbright scholar in 1962. She received a Master's degree in Latin American Studies in 1970. Gladis was the cofounder of Latin American Programs in Education (LAPE) in 1965. In 1968, she was the assistant to the director of The Ibero-American Studies Center, now the Latin American Iberian Institute (LAII) until 1970, when she became the assistant director of LAPE where she was in charge of the admissions of students from every country in Latin America. In 1992, Gladis was appointed Director of the International, Technical, and Educational Cooperation Office (OITEC), until her retirement in 2002. Gladis was a member of the Aquinas Newman Center on the UNM Campus, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be co-celebrated by Rev. Andrew Pavlak, OP and Rev. Fernando Rubio at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2005. Aquinas Newman Center, 1815 Las Lomas Road NE., 247- 1094.
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