BOB DALE Age 80, a resident of Belen, NM and formerly of Clovis, NM passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011. He was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church. Bob was a long time member of the Belen Moose Lodge and he enjoyed many of the moose members and all of the Moose Lodge activities. He was an engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad running trains from Clovis to Belen for over 42 years. He was a member of the BLE (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Union). He was also a member of the National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees, retiring from AT&SF in 1992. Bob proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He loved traveling with his wife Barbara throughout the country in their motor home and together they enjoyed many places and many friends. He truly loved all of his grandchildren and always looked forward to be surrounded by them. He was preceded in death by his father, E.L. (Monk) Horton; mother, Daisy Mae Jester Horton; two brothers, Herschel Horton and Terry Horton and nephew, Art Horton. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Barbara A. Sanchez Horton; his children, Nancy Long and husband, Dewey of Lavon, TX, Larry Horton and wife, Gail of Amarillo, TX, Tammy C de Baca and husband, Darren of Albuquerque, NM and Tanya Frazer and husband, Tim of Albuquerque, NM; brother, Jim Horton and wife, Ann; 11 grandchildren, Stephen Horton, Anthony Wilson, Rachel Horton, Bobby Horton, Jeffery Horton, Ashley Long, Dewey Long, Brandy Baldonado, Brian Baldonado, Andre C de Baca and Ashlee C de Baca and ten great-grandchildren. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held at Romero Funeral Home Chapel, at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 with a rosary to be recited at 6:00 p.m. A final visitation will be at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church, at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. with Father Bijoi Francis presiding. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Belen Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Andre C de Baca, Brian Baldonado, James Sanchez, Jeffery Horton, Gil C de Baca and Nickolas Reyes. Sign Bob's online register book at: www.romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.
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