Gabriel Archuleta III

\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n GABRIEL MEDARDO ARCHULETA III, 25, a resident of La Mesilla, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 5, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Yvonne C. Archuleta and Medardo Chavez, Jr.; maternal great-grandparents, Fidel and Gloria Sanchez, Jose R. and Rosa P. Archuleta; paternal great-grandparents, Nestor and Ermelinda Chavez and Medardo Martinez Sr. and Eduvigen and Carlotta Martinez; aunts, Beverly A. Archuleta and Barbara Salazar, Maria Louisa Martinez; Renee Martinez, Ricky Torres & special uncle Alvin Martinez; uncles, Donaldo B. Archuleta. Gabriel is survived by his grandparents who raised him, Mary Martha Sanchez and Cipriano Archuleta, raised by, aunt and uncle, Pam and Jerry “Jay” Lujan; sister, Ashley Chavez; cousins considered as sister and brothers, Desiree, Estevan and Brandon Lujan; paternal grandmother, Martha Aragon; aunts and uncles, Amy Chavez & Gloria Silva, all of Chimayo, Mary Margaret Sanchez, Lucio Quintana, Irene and Clarence Martinez Sr., Vicenta and Leo Martinez, Frank Martinez and numerous other relatives and friends. A wake service will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. also at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Burial to follow at the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Santa Cruz with the following serving as pallbearers: Desiree Lujan, Ashley Chavez, Richard Martinez, Dominic Herrera, Joshua Martinez, Crystal Garcia. Honorary pallbearers, Estevan Lujan, Brandon Lujan, Mildred Martinez. The family of Gabriel Medardo Archuleta III has entrusted the care of their loved one to the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Espanola Valley. \r\n

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