DEREK ALLEN Beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend went home with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 6, 2012. Derek was born July 29, 1993 in Las Cruces, NM to Allen and Lorrie Baca. He spent most of his life in Albuquerque, NM where he attended La Cueva High School. He graduated from Farmington High School in 2011 and was attending San Juan College. Derek, a natural athlete, was active in soccer, track and field, football and wrestling in school. He loved the outdoors and found the mountains in Northern NM and Colorado inspiring and was always anxious to explore another peak, abandoned mine, mountain lake or stream. His hobbies and interests included attending youth bible study groups, 4-wheeling, fishing, mountain biking, camping, grilling, snowboarding, skeet shooting, hanging out with friends, hunting, long boarding, kite surfing and was known, by his friends and family, for his famous hot wings and stuffed jalapeno peppers. He was preceded in death by maternal grandparents Walter Cassida, Marna and Carl Neitzel and Uncle Dan Cassida. He is survived by parents Allen and Lorrie Baca; brother Austin Baca; paternal grandparents Adolph and Rowena Baca; aunts and uncles Linda and John Bunning, Janice and Steve Argabright, Steve and Pam Cassida, Marna and Kevin Doherty, Scott Cassida; cousin Curtis Cassida; and numerous other first and second cousins. He will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him. Memorial Services will be held at the Pinon Hills Community Church in Farmington, NM at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2012. A private interment will follow at the Aztec Cemetery. Arrangements by Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, 505-325-8688. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: http://newmexicotrout.org/outreach-projects/healing-waters, a charity dedicated to physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings.
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