MASCARENAS, ELOY A.

Age 80, a resident of Albuquerque, died Monday, December 3, 2012. Survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Ramona; children, John, Leonard and wife, Paula, Phillip and wife, Jacque, Alan and wife, Darcy; siblings, Virginia Thrapp, Sarah Velarde, Tony Mascarenas, Carlos Mascarenas and wife, Molly, Lucy Mascarenas, Robert Mascarenas, and Reina Boffin; grandchildren, Elle, Noah, Michael, Andrea, Joseph, Seth, and Paige. Eloy was preceded in death by his parents, Jose and Camilita Mascarenas; and grandmother, Eduvigen Mascarenas. He was a Korean War veteran and then a fire fighter with the Albuquerque Fire Department for 29 years. Eloy was very active in his church, receiving the St. Francis of Assisi Award from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. A Rosary will be recited Thursday, December 6, 2012, 9:15 a.m., at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, 5712 Paradise Blvd NW, with the Catholic Daughters reciting. Celebration of the Mass will follow at 10:00 a.m., with Father John Daniel, Celebrant. Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. with Army honors. If desired, memorial contributions may be made in Eloy’s honor to the Lou Gehrig’s Disease Foundation at 2000 Randolph Rd SE, Ste 107, Albuquerque, NM 87106. Please visit our online guest book for Eloy at www.FrenchFunerals.com.

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