Buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery∼Horacio “Horace” Papo García changed his address to Heaven peacefully on March 27, 2018 at the age of 85.
Horacio was born in Canjilon, NM on March 25, 1933.
Horacio was preceded in death by his parents, Bernardo and Eufemia García, his wife, Opal Sprunk García for over fifty years, of the family home, sister, Lugarda "Lala" Martínez, brothers, José Eugenio "Joe" García, Prudencio García and Emilio García, all of Canjilon, NM.
Horacio is survived by his children, Dolores García Aragón, Ann María and son, Carl Gene García, of the family home, his sisters, Julia Gallegos of Española, NM and Donna Espiñoza and her husband, Arthur of Tierra Amarilla, NM, his grandchildren, Christine A. Ortiz and her husband, Marcos, Anita Aragón and her husband, Jeremy and Richard Aragón Jr. and his wife, Anelodee, Sabrina and Gabriel Archuleta, Richard Aragón III, Jeremy and Aliyah Aragón, great-grandchildren, all of which he loved so much.
Horace attended and graduated from Tierra Amarilla High School in northern New Mexico. Horace also attended and graduated from St. Joseph College on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, also known as The University of Albuquerque with a BA degree. The college's name was later changed to the University of Albuquerque. Horace also enrolled at the graduate school at the University of New Mexico where he earned an MA Degree in Elementary and Bilingual Education. Horace was a teacher in both parochial and public schools for over 27 years.
Horace was also employed by the Veterans Hospital for 16 years and was a member of the local Fair Heights Neighborhood Association. Horace served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Horace was a devoted Christian Catholic and made several religious pilgrimages, namely to the Holy Land, Rome, Mexico City and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City as well as the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. Horace loved and served the church and loved the Sacraments. Horace was ordained a permanent Deacon at the Cathedral in Santa Fé.
Horace will be greatly missed by family, many friends and relatives, too numerous to mention. Horace was a member of the Knights of Columbus too.
Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. up until the Rosary recited on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at French - Lomas. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Lomas and Tennessee, Albuquerque, NM 87108. Interment will follow the Mass at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Horacio was born in Canjilon, NM on March 25, 1933.
Horacio was preceded in death by his parents, Bernardo and Eufemia García, his wife, Opal Sprunk García for over fifty years, of the family home, sister, Lugarda "Lala" Martínez, brothers, José Eugenio "Joe" García, Prudencio García and Emilio García, all of Canjilon, NM.
Horacio is survived by his children, Dolores García Aragón, Ann María and son, Carl Gene García, of the family home, his sisters, Julia Gallegos of Española, NM and Donna Espiñoza and her husband, Arthur of Tierra Amarilla, NM, his grandchildren, Christine A. Ortiz and her husband, Marcos, Anita Aragón and her husband, Jeremy and Richard Aragón Jr. and his wife, Anelodee, Sabrina and Gabriel Archuleta, Richard Aragón III, Jeremy and Aliyah Aragón, great-grandchildren, all of which he loved so much.
Horace attended and graduated from Tierra Amarilla High School in northern New Mexico. Horace also attended and graduated from St. Joseph College on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, also known as The University of Albuquerque with a BA degree. The college's name was later changed to the University of Albuquerque. Horace also enrolled at the graduate school at the University of New Mexico where he earned an MA Degree in Elementary and Bilingual Education. Horace was a teacher in both parochial and public schools for over 27 years.
Horace was also employed by the Veterans Hospital for 16 years and was a member of the local Fair Heights Neighborhood Association. Horace served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Horace was a devoted Christian Catholic and made several religious pilgrimages, namely to the Holy Land, Rome, Mexico City and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City as well as the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. Horace loved and served the church and loved the Sacraments. Horace was ordained a permanent Deacon at the Cathedral in Santa Fé.
Horace will be greatly missed by family, many friends and relatives, too numerous to mention. Horace was a member of the Knights of Columbus too.
Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. up until the Rosary recited on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at French - Lomas. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Lomas and Tennessee, Albuquerque, NM 87108. Interment will follow the Mass at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery∼Horacio “Horace” Papo García changed his address to Heaven peacefully on March 27, 2018 at the age of 85.
Horacio was born in Canjilon, NM on March 25, 1933.
Horacio was preceded in death by his parents, Bernardo and Eufemia García, his wife, Opal Sprunk García for over fifty years, of the family home, sister, Lugarda "Lala" Martínez, brothers, José Eugenio "Joe" García, Prudencio García and Emilio García, all of Canjilon, NM.
Horacio is survived by his children, Dolores García Aragón, Ann María and son, Carl Gene García, of the family home, his sisters, Julia Gallegos of Española, NM and Donna Espiñoza and her husband, Arthur of Tierra Amarilla, NM, his grandchildren, Christine A. Ortiz and her husband, Marcos, Anita Aragón and her husband, Jeremy and Richard Aragón Jr. and his wife, Anelodee, Sabrina and Gabriel Archuleta, Richard Aragón III, Jeremy and Aliyah Aragón, great-grandchildren, all of which he loved so much.
Horace attended and graduated from Tierra Amarilla High School in northern New Mexico. Horace also attended and graduated from St. Joseph College on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, also known as The University of Albuquerque with a BA degree. The college's name was later changed to the University of Albuquerque. Horace also enrolled at the graduate school at the University of New Mexico where he earned an MA Degree in Elementary and Bilingual Education. Horace was a teacher in both parochial and public schools for over 27 years.
Horace was also employed by the Veterans Hospital for 16 years and was a member of the local Fair Heights Neighborhood Association. Horace served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Horace was a devoted Christian Catholic and made several religious pilgrimages, namely to the Holy Land, Rome, Mexico City and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City as well as the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. Horace loved and served the church and loved the Sacraments. Horace was ordained a permanent Deacon at the Cathedral in Santa Fé.
Horace will be greatly missed by family, many friends and relatives, too numerous to mention. Horace was a member of the Knights of Columbus too.
Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. up until the Rosary recited on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at French - Lomas. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Lomas and Tennessee, Albuquerque, NM 87108. Interment will follow the Mass at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Horacio was born in Canjilon, NM on March 25, 1933.
Horacio was preceded in death by his parents, Bernardo and Eufemia García, his wife, Opal Sprunk García for over fifty years, of the family home, sister, Lugarda "Lala" Martínez, brothers, José Eugenio "Joe" García, Prudencio García and Emilio García, all of Canjilon, NM.
Horacio is survived by his children, Dolores García Aragón, Ann María and son, Carl Gene García, of the family home, his sisters, Julia Gallegos of Española, NM and Donna Espiñoza and her husband, Arthur of Tierra Amarilla, NM, his grandchildren, Christine A. Ortiz and her husband, Marcos, Anita Aragón and her husband, Jeremy and Richard Aragón Jr. and his wife, Anelodee, Sabrina and Gabriel Archuleta, Richard Aragón III, Jeremy and Aliyah Aragón, great-grandchildren, all of which he loved so much.
Horace attended and graduated from Tierra Amarilla High School in northern New Mexico. Horace also attended and graduated from St. Joseph College on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, also known as The University of Albuquerque with a BA degree. The college's name was later changed to the University of Albuquerque. Horace also enrolled at the graduate school at the University of New Mexico where he earned an MA Degree in Elementary and Bilingual Education. Horace was a teacher in both parochial and public schools for over 27 years.
Horace was also employed by the Veterans Hospital for 16 years and was a member of the local Fair Heights Neighborhood Association. Horace served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Horace was a devoted Christian Catholic and made several religious pilgrimages, namely to the Holy Land, Rome, Mexico City and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City as well as the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. Horace loved and served the church and loved the Sacraments. Horace was ordained a permanent Deacon at the Cathedral in Santa Fé.
Horace will be greatly missed by family, many friends and relatives, too numerous to mention. Horace was a member of the Knights of Columbus too.
Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. up until the Rosary recited on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at French - Lomas. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Lomas and Tennessee, Albuquerque, NM 87108. Interment will follow the Mass at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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