Our dearly beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Raymond H. Lucero, 71, lifelong resident of Las Cruces, entered eternal life Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. "Ray," as he was fondly known to family and friends, was born Aug. 25, 1944, to Manuel Loya and Katherine Hernandez Lucero. He worked as a missile mechanic at Raytheon Missile System until his retirement in 2009, and was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Those left to mourn his passing include his loving wife of 19 years, Shirley Maese Lucero, of the family home; one son, Raymond Andrew Lucero (Lea); three daughters, Priscilla Marmolejo (Cesar), and Susie Lucero, all of Las Cruces, and JoAnn Au (Jorge III), of Rincon; five brothers, Arturo Lucero, Danny Lucero (Romi), all of Doña Ana, Eddie Lucero (Kay), and Martin Lucero, of Las Cruces, and Andy Lucero (Karen) of Tucson, Arizona; six sisters, Stella Cuaron (Willie Sr.), Rosella Barrientos (Richard), Isabel Calzada (Edward) and Loretta Lucero, all of Doña Ana, Rosemary Apodaca and Alice Vigil (Sam), all of Las Cruces; and his former wife, Mary Lucero. Other survivors include 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, maternal and paternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, a sister-in-law, Dolores Lucero, and a brother-in-law, Alfonso Apodaca.
Recitation of the rosary will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Baca's Funeral Chapels, 300 E. Boutz Road. The holy Mass of resurrection will celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in the Basilica de San Albino, 2280 Calle Principal, in Mesilla with the Rev. Valentine Jankowski, celebrant. Cremation will follow and inurnment of cremains will be held at a later date in San Albino Cemetery.
Serving as casket bearers will be Jonah, Joshua and Andy Lucero, Cipriano Gomez, Eli Apodaca and Arturo Lucero.
The Lucero Family has entrusted their loved one to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels of Las Cruces and Sunset Crematory, 300 E. Boutz Road, 527-2222. For online condolences logon to www.bacasfuneralchapelslascruces.com
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