Jose V. Alarid

Rosary services for longtime Encino, NM resident, Jose V. Alarid, age 88, will be held at 7:00 PM Sunday, July 24, 2011 from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Encino, NM. Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, July 25, 2011 from the church with Father Simeon officiating. Burial will follow at the Encino Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Anthony J. Alarid, Michael D. Alarid, Candido Alarid Jr., Carlos Alarid, Edwin Chavez, Gabriel Michel, and Henry Baca Jr., honorary bearers will be his nieces, nephews, all his relatives and many friends. Mr. Alarid a longtime cattle rancher died Friday, July 22, 2011 at his home following an illness. He was born August 2, 1922 in Los Esteritos, NM to the home of Pedro and Luisita (Baca) Alarid. He was reared in Los Esteritos and Dilia, NM. Jose married Isabel Chavez on September 17, 1960 at Dilia, NM. He worked as a rancher for many years in Fort Sumner, NM for Ed Powell and Gerald Farr, Los Chaves, and Encino at the Buck Harvey Ranch; he also worked several years for the Kennecott Mines in Santa Rita, NM and also worked in the Ship Yards in California. He is a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and served with Company D, 90th Infantry Batallion. Jose was a longtime member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Encino; a member of D.A.V. in Albuquerque and the American Legion. He was a longtime member of the NM Cattle Growers Assn. He enjoyed reading, watching western movies; loved to sit out at night and watch the stars, planes and satellites. He enjoyed riding horseback. Jose is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Candido Alarid, Johnny Alarid, Ismael Alarid; five sisters Corine Quevedo, Elena Rodriguez, Amada Rasco, Nola Murphy, Lupe Salas and son-in-law Cipriano Perez. Survivors include his wife Isabel Alarid of the home in Encino; three daughters Corine Perez of Encino; Darlene Baca and husband Henry of Albuquerque; Cyndi Alarid of Albuquerque; two sons Anthony Alarid of Washington, DC, and Michael Alarid of Encino; one brother Faustin Alarid of Dilia, NM; three granddaughters Vanessa Michel, Arika Baca, and Deborah Michel all of Albuquerque and one great-grandson Aric Baca of Albuquerque along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. All arrangements are under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home, 923 S. Third Street; Santa Rosa, NM. (575) 472-3369. To place an online tribute or to sign the guest book please visit www.chavezfuneralhome.com