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Obituary for TAFOYA


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday September 11, 2012

TOMMY 1940 - 1992 It is hard for me to fathom it's been 20 years that you left this world. So much has changed, but so much has remained the same. I'm having a Mass said for you today at 5:30PM at Assumption. We are all doing fine. Tom and Charlotte just celebrated 19 years of marriage. It's hard to believe Tomas is a senior at Pius. It looks like he's going to stay here and go to UNM next fall. He's still dancing. He'll be in the Nutcracker Ballet at Popejoy Hall this Holiday season. He's also active in the youth group at church an worked an outside job this summer. He came home terribly hot and dirty everyday. It made him realize college is definitely in his future! Tatiana is a sophomore at Pius. She's a beautiful girl still doing her first love...dancing! She's a good student and works hard for every grade she gets. Lucretia has changed jobs and is now at UNM hospital. She also did taxes for H&R Block last tax season and really enjoyed it. She's going to do it again this year. Her four-legged family keeps her busy. Nep and Bianca are doing well. He's working for FedEx and she's at Lovelace. Evangelee is in 7th grade already. She's another beauty. People say she looks like me when I was younger, especially the eyes. She likes playing volleyball, basketball and softball. She's a good student. Samantha is in 3rd grade and quite the softball player. She's a darling girl and hard-working in school. She'll make her First Communion in May. Fred is 4 1/2 going on 30. He's very curious and loves to sing and go on hikes. He's a handful but he makes us laugh more than yell so we'll keep him. He reminds me a lot of his dad. Mary Trinnie and Gerald will married 16 years on the 28th. Gerald competed in the National Truck Rodeo competition again. They just got back from Minneapolis and spent a day at the Mall of America. Fernando is now 20. He's living in Las Cruces. Gerald Paul is at a charter school that focuses on science, technology and aeronautics. He's still playing football and basketball, almost year-round. He loves it! Tommy Andres is in first grade at a charter school where he's learning the violin. He plays basketball and will start flag football next week. Carol was in California with Kevin for almost a year while Chris builds her house. She's staying with me during these final stages. We're enjoying each other's company, just like old times. My mom is doing pretty well. She's stubborn as ever. She had to get the battery replaced in her pacemaker a few months ago but recovered pretty quickly. She's done some remodeling in her house, it looks pretty good. I can't believe it, but in October we would have celebrated 50 years of marriage. Where has the time gone? You are missed everyday. Love, your wife Vivian, kids Mary Trinnie and Gerald, Nep and Bianca, Lucretia, Tom and Charlotte, grandkids Tommy Andres and Gerald Paul, Fred and Samantha and Evangelee, Tatiana and Tomas.