Grace Madrid

Grace Ellen Madrid, age 54, passed away May 18, 2005 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Grace was born November 27, 1950 in Santa Fe, NM to the home of Raymond and Lena Borquez. She was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari, graduating from Tucumcari High School in 1969. Grace married Alex Madrid on June 3, 1976 in Amarillo, Texas. She worked for the State of New Mexico as a Pre-prosecution Administrator for the District Attorneys office for 27 years. In 2000 Grace was elected to serve on the Quay County Commission and was recently re-elected to serve another 4 years. She was appointed by Governor Bill Richardson to serve as a member of the CDBG Board for this district and was instrumental in obtaining grants for Quay County as well as the surrounding Counties in her district. She was a member of the National Association of Counties where she represented all the small counties. She was a member of the Board of Mental Health, and worked very hard to obtain a grant for the Quay County Family Health Center which she was especially proud of. She was also instrumental in developing the wind farms located in San Jon and House, NM. Grace was an active member of the DOES, Drove #210 in Tucumcari where she served 2 terms as president and also held other offices and was also President of the Northern District of DOES. She was also a charter member of LULAC where she served a President and held various offices, American Legion, VFW and Red Hat Society. She was also instrumental in bringing back the USDA Commodity Program for Tucumcari. Grace was an all around person and very active in her community and very proud of Tucumcari and Quay County. She was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church. Grace enjoyed spending time with family and friends, while dancing, laughing and traveling. Grace is preceded in death by her sister Kathy Borquez, her grandparents Mike and Grace Diaz, and Virginia Mascarenas, and Uncle Mike Diaz, Jr. Her survivors include her husband, Alex Madrid, On the family home in Tucumcari. Her children, Jeff and Rachel Pacheco, of Tucumcari, Nichol and Esperanza Madrid of Albuquerque, Jonathan of Tucumcari, Angela Madrid of T or C, and Alexandria and Stan Mayfield of San Antonio, TX. Grandchildren: Loren Madrid, Davianna Carlson and Karina Gonzalez, Markus and Desiree Mayfield, Gabriel and Jacob Montoya. Also surviving are her parents, Raymond and Lena Borquez of Tucumcari, brothers; Jimmy and Elmira Borquez, Raymond Borquez, Jr. of Tucumcari. Sisters: Theresa and Ken Callahan of Albuquerque, Christine and Albert Pacheco, Hope and Fred Ortiz of Tucumcari as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins and a host of relatives and friends. Rosary services will be held on Friday, May 20 at 7:00 pm at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Tucumcari. Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated on Saturday, May 21 at 10:00 am, also at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Tucumcari with Father Leo Padget officiating. As per Grace’s wishes she will be cremated and inurnment will follow at a later date. Pallbearers will be Johnny Paiz, Gilbert Diaz, Jason and Joshua Pacheco, Matthew Callahan, Rodney, Pete, Miguel Borquez, and James Martinez. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be: Alex, Robert and Orlando Baca, Sandy Sena, Shirley Pacheco, Lisa, Joseph and Andrea Ortiz, Lynette Fajardo, Miranda Callahan, Rachel McKinley, Anita Quintana, Beth, Roberta, Pauline, Dominique, and Savannah Borquez and Adrienna Ortiz. In Leiu of flowers the family prefers contributions in Memory of Grace Madrid to the DOES Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 194, Tucumcari, NM or Quay County Family Health Center, 1302 E. Main St., Tucumcari, NM 88401 or Quay County Scholarship, Attention Quay County Clerk, P. O. Box 1225, Tucumcari, NM 88401. All services in trusted to the Chavez Funeral Home, 923 So. Third St., Santa Rosa, NM(505) 472-3369, for online condolences please go to www.chavezfuneralhome.com