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Obituary for PROVOOST


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday July 28, 2011

WES WARD Age 48, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, passed away suddenly doing what he loved to do on Saturday, July 23, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Denise J. Provoost; daughter, Caitlin Provoost; father, George A. Provoost; half-brother, Jake Provoost and wife, Peggy; niece, Tya Provoost; and great-nephew, Jadon Provoost; father and mother-in-law, Ernest and Irene Rivera; sister-in-law, Olivia DeSantis and husband, Tristan and brother-in-law, Vincent Rivera. Wes was preceded in death by his mother, Carole A. Provoost. Wes graduated from Highland High School. He was a longtime resident of the South East Heights. He worked for, and was part owner of Provoost Construction. He was a perfectionist at carpentry and plumbing in which several awards were attained. Wes was an avid hunter, camper, fisherman, motorcyclist and loved to bake and cook. A rosary will be recited on Thursday, July 28 at 9:00 am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 833 Arizona SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108. A mass will follow. Pallbearers will be Tristan DeSantis, Vincent Rivera, Greg Sceiford, Tom Fitzpatrick, Dan Clauster, Joe Platt Lance Grandstaff and Carl Pacheco. Wes's life will be celebrated on Saturday, July 30 from 10:00 am to noon at Hyder Park, at Wellesley St. and Pershing St. Should friends desire, contributions may be made to the Animal Humane Association, animalhumanenm.org. Please visit our online guestbook for Wes at www.RememberTheirStory.com FRENCH 1111 University Blvd. NE. (505) 843-6333