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Obituary for PADILLA


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday December 11, 2005

Fernando Francisco Padilla, 49, born June 12, 1956, passed away November 25, 2005. He was preceded in death by his father, Tony M. Padilla; his brothers, Paul Padilla and Lewis Padilla. He is survived by his daughter, Gabrielle and husband, Antonio Montoya; granddaughter, Serena and son, Sonny Padilla; as well as his mother, Marcella Padilla, whom he loved dearly; brothers, Tony Padilla Jr., Tommy and wife, Veronica, Mario and wife, Norma, and his youngest brother, Joel Padilla with whom in the last few years spent a lot of time with; two sisters-in-law, Grace and Patsy Padilla; his sisters, Yolanda Larranaga and husband, Paul, Linda Quintana and husband, Manuel, Evelyn Olguin and husband, Richard; and countless aunts, uncles, cousins; as well as numerous nephews and nieces. He was especially close to Abran Larranaga, his oldest nephew. He was very happy growing up, spending endless hours with his brothers enjoying the outdoors from childhood all the way through adulthood. He was an extremely hard worker. He worked extremely hard to provide the best for his children who were everything to him. He will be remembered for being very intelligent, gentle, and for his childish and contagious laugh. He was laid to rest in Punta de Agua near Manzano where he had built his home recently.