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Tomas Mateo Gallegos, 28, died unexpectedly in a truck-bicycle related accident in Albuquerque on Thursday morning. Tomas was born in Santa Fe on March 22, 1972 to Alvaro and Marcella Gallegos. He attended Santa Fe High School and was currently working as a translator for AT&T. He was a former federal court interpreter in Albuquerque and Las Cruces. He had received his state and federal certificate of Spanish interpretation. He was a bicycle enthusiast and bicycled to Mexico City on a pilgrimage to see the Pope last year. He was currently planning another bicycle pilgrimage from Spain and France to the Vatican this summer. Tomas was devoted to the Catholic Church and helped as a missionary in Belize in 1990 and 1992. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marcella in 1980. He is survived by his father, Alvaro; four sisters, Teresa of Las Vegas, Ana of Los Angeles, CA, Lucia of Albuquerque, and Marcelina of Las Vegas; three brothers, Miguel of Mora, Andres of Albuquerque and Camilo of Santa Fe. He is also survived by his grandmother, Rachel Lopez of Mora; many nephews and nieces; and many uncles, aunts, and cousins. Rosary will be prayed on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at St. Terese Catholic Church in Albuquerque and the Funeral Mass will be on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe. Burial will follow immediately in Santa Cruz at Holy Cross cemetery.
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