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Agneda "Agnes" Sanchez Palmer, passed away June 10, 2010 at the age of 96. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Palmer; her parents; her brothers, Joe G., Avelino, and Juan B.J. Sanchez; her sisters, Lucrecia S. Vialpando, and Mary Irene Sanchez; and, nephew, Gregorio McKenzie. Agnes was born on September 4, 1914 to Avelino and Gertrudes Casados Sanchez in the small village of La Villita. Agnes attended school at San Juan Pueblo with the Dominican Sisters, the Loretto Academy in Santa Fe and graduated from the Spanish-American Normal High School at El Rito in 1934. She had a love for teaching and began a teaching career that spanned 40 years in northern New Mexico. She attended Highlands University and St. Joseph College in Albuquerque and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. In 1968, she married Robert M. Palmer and helped him on their Ojo Caliente Ranch. They later retired and built a home at La Villita and then in 1985 moved to Albuquerque where they resided at The Vineyard Retirement Community. Agnes is survived by her sisters, Stella Wheeler and Louise Salazar, and brothers, Ramon N. and Paul Sanchez, all of Santa Fe; and, sister-in-law, Bernie Sanchez of Santa Cruz de la Canada. In addition, she is survived by a special niece, Sandra Sanchez, and very special friend, Dee Lenius, both of whom cared for Agnes and her husband. Dee's husband, Dick was also a caregiver for them before he passed. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Agnes requested that she be cremated. Cremation has taken place and a rosary will be recited at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. and will be immediately followed by the funeral mass. Internment will follow at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to the Carmelite Monastery, 49 Mt. Carmel Road, Santa Fe, NM, in Agnes' name.
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