JOSE RAMON ROMERO

JOSE RAMON ROMERO, 98, a lifelong resident of Nambe, passed on to eternal life with Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 21, 2008. Jose was preceded in death by his infant son, Samuel; parents, Vidal and Ramona Romero; brothers, Bernardo Romero, Martiniano and wife Josefita and Jose Petronilo and wife Juanita; sisters, Marilla Romero, Ana Maria and husband Elizeo Gomez, Eleuteria and husband Jose Elvirio Ortiz; grandson, Vidal Santos Romero; brothers-in-law, Jose Dolores Sandoval and Gilbert Garduño. Jose retired after 50 years of service from New Mexico Pipe Trades Local 412 Union. In 1943 he became a member of Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America working on war time ships in San Pedro, CA. He was a member of Sociedad del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus and Sociedad Proteccion Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U.) Concilio #57 de Nambe. He was a lifelong parishioner of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and helped to build the Mission Church Sacred Heart of Jesus in Nambe to which he faithfully attended.  Mr. Romero is survived by his wife of 76 years, Frances Romero; children, Raymond Romero and wife Toshiko of Hawaii, Wilfred Romero and wife Patty of Nambe, Bobby Romero and Marie of Nambe, Annabelle Pando and husband Paul of Albuquerque, Barbara Alba and husband Xavier of Santa Fe; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Arturo Romero and wife Mary of Nambe; sisters, Teresita Sandoval of Nambe, Genovea Garduño of Grants and numerous other relatives and friends. Public visitation will begin on Friday, December 26, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nambe with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. also at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nambe. Burial to follow at the Nambe Catholic Cemetery with the members of Sagrado Corazon and S.P.M.D.T.U. serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers named are his grandchildren, Ronnie, Ray, Ramona, Annette, Sandy, Jeffrey, Wilfred Jr., Frances, Mario, Alisa and Robert. The family of Ramon Romero would like to recognize Joyce Lujan Wheeler and Patsy Gomez who provided him with excellent in-home care and also the staff of Ambercare Hospice of Santa Fe who kindly responded with sensitivity and gentle care to our needs. God Bless all who loved him and cared for him in any manner. The Romero family has entrusted their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley. 505-747-7477 or www.devargasfuneral.com