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ABEITA, ANGUS E. Angus "Gus" Abeita, 62, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gus was born in Albuquerque to Diego Abeita and Mary Sarracino Abeita of Old Laguna, NM. In his life, Gus was an explorer who loved to travel and learn about different cultures and people. He lived in many places around the country in his early adult life and later in his professional career as a social worker working with Native American communities advancing policy for health, including child welfare and mental health. Throughout his professional career he always was in a position of helping people, from counseling individuals to helping to develop national policy. He was an Alumni of Albuquerque High School (1970), Rutgers University (1984), and NM Highlands (MSW 2000). He is survived by his three children, Mayera Abeita (Los Angeles, CA), Jessica Abeita (Boston, MA), and Jared Heller-Abeita (Albuquerque, NM); and his siblings, Cindy Ridenour, Evelyn Duran, Ethel Abeita, Bernadette Lorenzo, Madeline Winsand, Petra Eagle, Georgia Martinez, Mary Zuni, and Bernard Abeita; as well as 14 nieces and seven nephews. Donations in Gus' memory can be made to the Laguna Education Foundation at 11 Rodeo Rd, Building A, Laguna, NM 87026.
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