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Steve Leon Benavidez, age 43, a resident of Rio Rancho, NM, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2007. He was born in Belen, NM. Steve graduated from Robertson High School in Las Vegas, NM, in 1981. He then went on to graduate from the NM State University in 1988, completing his Master's Degree in St. Louis, MO. Steve was a Project Engineer for Wagner Industries in St. Louis from 1988-1996. He then came to New Mexico and was an Associate Dean of Applied Technologies at CNM (TVI) in Albuquerque, NM, from 1996 to present. Steve loved to play golf, boating and fishing. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Esmael and Annie Sanchez; and paternal grandparents, Merejildo and Felicita Benavidez. Steve is survived by his parents, Albert and Sally Sanchez Benavidez; two loving children, Danielle and Zachary Benavidez; two sisters, Renee and Carol Benavidez; and one nephew, Beau Gonzales. All Services will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Tome, NM, on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 beginning with a public viewing at 10:00 a.m. followed by a Rosary at 10:30 a.m. and a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with Father Jose Hernandez presiding. Interment will follow at the Tome Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Phil Bustos, Mark Martinez, Darren Padilla, Michael Glennon, Luis Campos, and Gordon Bennett. Please sign Steve's online register book at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen.
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