OBITUARIES

Mary Jo Sarason

Mary Jo Sarason, age 88, passed peacefully on November 17, 2017. Born in Aztec New Mexico, to Onofre and Alvina Jaquez.

She moved to Albuquerque in 1954 and worked at Sandia Labs where she met and married Ken Sarason. Mary Jo was busy with a full time family while starting a career in real estate. She was a sales agent before pioneering as a woman broker starting her own real estate company- Unica Reality. In 1983 Mary Jo was appointed by the Governor to the NM Board of Realtors as a Real Estate Commissioner.

Mary Jo was active in civic groups & always found time to volunteer with charitable activities. She loved to meet up with her bowling group & shared many laughs. Mary Jo will be remembered for her spirit of adventure, traveling the continents of the world with family and friends, a simple feat after frequent road trips with her five young children in worn out station wagons. She always saw the beauty in people, loved children, and nature and took the time to admire and savor both. She loved to "Putter" in her garden and share the bounty & beauty with her frequent visitors. Her kitchen was always the center of activity, cooking and baking to welcome family and friends.

Mary Jo Sarason is sur- vived by her children, Yolanda Sarason, Jay Sarason, Ramon Sarason, Katie White Sarason and Jerome Sarason. Her grandchildren, Gabriel Seitz, Nicolas Seitz, Darby Bailey, Sage Sarason and Rhea Sarason & her great-grandchildren, Zuriel Bailey and Axton Bailey; siblings, Buster Jaquez, Georgia Lewis, Gilbert Jaquez, Dolores Jaquez.

A service will be held December 2, 2017 at 11:00 a. m. at the Norbertine Community Chapel, 5825 Coors Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121. Reception to follow 1:30-3:30pm at the Hyatt Regency, 330 Tijeras Ave NW, Alb 87102.

Thanks to everyone who came to visit Mary Jo, and for Hospice of New Mexico and Cynthia Lovato, for their kind help & support.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages those wanting to contribute to consider donating time with a charitable cause and plant flowers in the spring in remembrance of her.