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Gloria (Crollett Vouterin) Quintana, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend completed her journey on earth and went to be with our Lord on Saturday, September 6, 2008. Gloria was born February 28, 1927 in a house built by her grandparents, Serferino and Christina Perea Crollett, on the corner of 4th and Cromwell Street SW. Her grandparents moved to the Barelas area from Old Town in the early 1900's. Serferino and his sons founded the Crollett Mortuary on 2nd Street NW. Gloria is the daughter of Theresa Vouterin Hernandez and Phillip Vouterin, Sr. who migrated from Manari, Tripoli, Greece. She attended Sacred Heart School, St. Vincent's Academy and graduated from Spanish American Normal School (El Rito) in 1945. She later graduated from Western School for Secretaries. She had various secretarial jobs before she was an employee with the Air Force Weapons Lab at KAFB. She retired January of 1988 from Field Command DNA after 26 years of service. She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Christine Vouterin; aunts, Jennie Cordova and Carrie Crollett; special aunt, Josephine "Lala" Crollett; uncles, Fred, Henry and Louie Crollett and their spouses; stepfather, Eleazar C. Hernandez, all of Albuquerque. She leaves to cherish her memory forever her husband, Elias "Neffie" Quintana, Sr., her high school sweetheart whom she married August 31, 1947; her twin sons, Johnny and Joey Quintana of Albuquerque; sons, Elias Quintana, Jr. of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, Kenny, Michael and David Quintana all of Albuquerque; daughters, Phyllis Bopp and husband, Brian, of Midlothian, Texas, Patricia McDonald and husband, Rudy, of Albuquerque; sister, Josephine Hernandez-Fevig and husband, Ralph, of Albuquerque; brother, Phillip Vouterin, Jr. of Albuquerque; nieces, Sharon Whitaker-Martinez of Roswell, Stephanie Fevig of Denver, CO, Natalie Fevig of Brooklyn, NY; nephew, David Fevig of Albuquerque; numerous relations in Espanola, NM and California; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. We would like to give many thanks to the excellent team of doctors and nurses in Kenner, LA. Special thanks to Dr. Agbemadzo and Dr. Clark of Albuquerque, Presbyterian nurses/aids and Hospice for your compassion and care. A celebration of her life will be held Thursday, September 11, 2008, 11:00 a.m. at French Mortuary, University Chapel. Interment will follow at Fairview Memorial Park. Should friends desire, please make contributions to Presbyterian Hospice, Kaseman Hospital, 8300 Constitution NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 or The Carcinoid Cancer FoundationT, Inc., 333, Mamaroneck Avenue, #492, White Plains, NY 10605. "Awake, My Child! Your days begun! The darkness turns to morning sun. Each tear you cried was like the rain. It made you grow despite the pain. This is the day your dreams come true. Get out of bed - they wait for you! For every dream that ever died... For every tear you ever cried... God's dreams were bigger!" by Sue Lueck Carlson French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333 www.frenchmortuary.com
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