Nora Gallegos-Westby

Nora GallegosWestby, (Harris, Perea) returned home to the loving arms of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, on Saturday December

15, 2018 following a lengthy illness. She was born to the late Jose’ Gallegos, Sr. and Filepita Gallegos on December 10, 1940. She was was a retiree of the State of New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and worked for Coronado Machine for many years prior to that. Nora also spent many years as a waitress working for Hacienda Dining Rooms, Village Inn as well as Taco King; the restaurant she owned with Louie Perea (her husband at the time). She was always a "people person" and her warm smile welcomed new friends everywhere she went. Her favorite pastime was meeting up with friends at a local casino.

Nora was preceded in death by her husband Bob Westby (exhusbands Jessie Harris and Louie Perea, Jr.), brother Jose’ Gallegos, Jr. and sister Agnes Arguello.

Nora is survived by her daughters Geri Garza and Yvonne Padilla; grandchildren Francisco Duran, Stephanie Garza, Jeremy Padilla, Nick Padilla and Johoshua Garza; greatgrandchildren Michael Johnson, Arianna Garza and Kaiden Garza; and sister MaryJane Gallegos as well as a number of other loving family members and close friends.

It was Nora’s final request that her ashes be laid to rest with her mother in Belen. A memorial service will be held at Belen Catholic Church, Saturday February 23, 2019 at 10:00.