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Obituary for CHAVEZ


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Friday December 28, 2007

Angel "Simon" Chavez, age 70, a resident of Los Lunas, NM, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2007. He was a member of El Cerro Mission Baptist Church where he would volunteer on several church projects. Angel loved the outdoors. He was well known for the love of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Angel was very invaluable and instrumental in raising all of them. He always attended his grandchildren's sporting activities. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Herlinda Chavez; his parents, Senovio and Candelaria Chavez; and his brother, Richard Chavez. Angel is survived by his six loving children, Mary Mendez, Loretta Chavez, Lucy Chavez-Tapia and her husband, Steven, Angel Chavez, Jr. and his wife, Annie, Betty Lou Gonzales and her husband, Hans and Martha Santiago; 12 grandchildren, Steven, Donald, Benjie, Joseph, Tommy Jr., Nicole, Roxanne, Alfred Jr., Denise, Desiree, Alyssa and April; 14 great-grandchildren, six brothers; and four sisters. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Services will take place at Romero Funeral Home Chapel, on Saturday, December 29, beginning with a viewing at 9:30 a.m. followed with a Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at San Miguel Catholic Cemetery in Socorro. Honorary pallbearers will be his loving grandchildren. Sign Angel's online register book at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.