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Joseph Gallegos, 72 of Big Spring died Monday, June 13, 2005, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center. Prayer Service was at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at Myers & Smith Chapel with Carlos Payen officiating. A Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2005 at French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM. The Funeral Service will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM, followed by burial. He was born December 13, 1932 in Gallup, NM to Lucy and Henry Gallegos. He served in the U.S. Navy, the Navy Reserve, and was a Quality Assurance Officer for the Department of Defense for over 32 years. During that time, he served in Japan, Spain, Columbia, Mexico, Los Alamos, NM, and Kansas City, MO. He had been a resident of Big Spring since 1989 coming from Lubbock, TX. Mr. Gallegos had been employed by Howard College. He was a Catholic and a member if the American Legion and The Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Gallegos married Gloria Sylvia Cervantes, August 1, 1997, in El Paso. He is survived by his wife: Gloria Silvia Gallegos of Big Spring; three sons: Ben Gallegos, Lenny Gallegos, and Rafael Gallegos, all of Albuquerque; two daughters: Jennifer Lucero and husband Ray, and Denise Gallegos, both of Albuquerque; one step-daughter; Ruth Cervantes of Chihuahua, Mexico, 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. French Mortuary 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE 823-9400
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