Floyd A Padilla, Jr.

Floyd Alfonso Padilla, Jr. also known as “Aly,” passed away suddenly on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at a Phoenix, Arizona hospital. Aly was born at Guadalupe General Hospital in Santa Rosa, NM in the summer of 1962. Aly was passionate about cooking and baking and he was currently working as a Food Service Manager at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility (GCCF), GEO Group. He had faith in God and loved his family. Aly was an avid golfer, pool shark, skier, loved watching and playing sports, and especially enjoyed watching the Dallas Cowboys. Aly was a devoted husband to his wife Melissa, son Fransisco and daughter Carlirose. Aly is preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, and brother-in-law Craig Cave. Along with his wife and children, Aly leaves behind his parents Floyd, Sr. and Helen Padilla, mother-in-law Anna Baca, siblings and in-laws Shirley and Jonathan Prince, Catherine Cave-Evans, Diana and Frank Lueras, Evangeline and Robert Delgado, Carol and Alfredo Gonzales, and Patrick and Paula Padilla. He leaves his loyal and loving nieces and nephews Geno Higgins, Dominic Cave, Ivan Cave, Kassaundra Evans, Sabrina Flores, Katrina Collins, David Lueras, Crystal Delgado, Pearl Delgado, Omar Gonzales, Toby Padilla, and Tory Padilla. The recital rosary services will take place on Monday, September 20, at 7:00 PM from St. Rose of Lima Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 21, at 10:00 AM also from St. Rose Church with Father Joseph Thomas, CMI officiating. Burial will follow at St.Joseph Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be his brothers-in-law Jonathan Prince, Alfredo Gonzales, Robert Delgado, and Frank Lueras, his friends Cory Evans, Marty Garcia, his Supervisor at GEO Group Sergio Gallegos, and friend and co-worker Johnny Montoya. Honorary pallbearers are all his nieces and nephews. All services for Aly are entrusted to the Chavez Funeral Home of Santa Rosa. To place an online condolence please visit our website at www.chavezfuneralhome.com