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Baca -- Edward"Eddie" Baca, 47, a resident of Belen, NM, passed away at home on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2003. He was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church. He worked for the Los Lunas Public Schools for seven years retiring in 2001 due to illness. He loved the outdoors and went camping and fishing whenever he could. He was known for building miniature adobe houses and churches, with each little adobe made by hand. He was an artist who never sold his work, but gave all of his miniature artwork away to family and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Baca; his brother, Robert Baca and his grandmother, Grandma Frances. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Mary Lou of the family home in Belen; his four children, Vincent Paul Flores of Olympia, WA, Ray Flores of Belen, Yvonne Aragon of Los Lunas, NM, and Beverly Rose Baca of Albuquerque, NM; seven grandchildren; his parents, Manuel and Josephine Baca of Los Lentes, NM; two brothers, Manuel and Steve Baca both of Los Lentes; his sister, Liz Otero and her husband, Tony of Los Lunas; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Fedelina Chavez; three brother-in-laws, Delfin Chavez and his wife, Lorraine; Arthur Chavez; and Pete Chavez and his wife, Mary; three sister-in-laws, Evelyn Silva and her husband, Tony, Sally Tafoya and her husband, Victor, and Melva Holly. He is also survived by his loving nieces and nephews. A rosary will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. at Romero Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 25, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church with Father David Gallegos officiating. Interment will follow at the San Clemente Catholic Cemetery. Urn bearer will be his son, Ray Flores. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.
        Published on: Fri April 25, 2003