Chester David Saxon

1969 - 2017

Chester David Saxon, 48, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. He was born Sept. 15, 1969, in Crownpoint, to Olen and Mary Saxon. He was a proud Native American of the Tall House Clan.
Chester graduated from Manzano High School in 1987. He also was a proud Eagle Scout. He served in the U.S. Army for nine years. In his time there, he was a Specialist in finance and accounting. After that, he went into banking while attending UNM. He became a Financial Advisor and ran a successful business for over 13 years. He was top three in the "Our Country" with his Broker-Dealer. He was a huge philanthropist with United Way and other charities. He founded the Young Leaders of United Way in Albuquerque. In 2006 he and Jessica moved to the Four Corners area where they run their company Sandia Hearing Aids. He loved what he did in caring for his patients. He gave back to the community as much as he could. He loved being outdoors and he loved his golf. He enjoyed being out on his boat where he felt most relaxed. He loved all types of music but his passion was for classical music. He was a great violinist.
David would always put everyone else before him. He was very kind and loving man. In 2008 he married the love of his life Jessica. They did everything together, they were inseparable. He was a great brother, son, uncle, friend, husband a loving father to his fur babies, Buckwheat, Darla, Chevy Blaiser and Roman.
C. David was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harding and Glinny Negale and Comer and Lydia Saxon; and fur baby, Buckwheat Saxon. He is survived by his wife, Jessica (Lady J) Saxon of Santa Fe; fur sons, Chevy Blaiser and Roman Saxon of Farmington; parents, Olen Ben Saxon and Mary Jean Saxon of Moriarty; brother, Edward Saxon of Albuquerque; sisters, Vicki (Gordon) Moyer and Terrie Saxon (Richard Kifer) all of Albuquerque; father-in-law, Art (Madelene) Chavez of Amarillo, Texas; mother-in-law, Linda (Victor) Ortega of Santa Fe; "Brotha from another motha," Josh (Cha-chi) Chavez (Jazmine Marquez) of Fort Worth, Texas; David is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Justin and Virginia Moyer, Brandon Moyer, Kyle and Kristen Kifer, Ivory, Avonlee all of Albuquerque; and numerous friends and other family.
The family would like to thank everyone for all the love, support and prayers during this difficult time. David will be missed by many. He was truly loved by all.
Honorary pallbearers are his father, Olen Ben Saxon; brother, Ed Saxon; nephews, Brandon and Justin Saxon; father-in-law, Art Chavez; brother-in-law, Joshua ""Chachi"" Chavez, Victor Ortega, Stuart Buckingham, Gordon Moyer, Rick Kifer, Brandon Moyer, Justin Moyer, Vic Titus, Kyle Kifer, Mark Biel, Jeff Roth, Rob Halfacre, Scott Lewington, Ron Fellabaum, Ken Stevens, Kerwin Gober, Steven Miller and Bill Fortner.
A celebration of Chester's life will be at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3 at the Piñon Hills Community Church, 5101 N. Dustin Ave. in Farmington with Pastor Keith Corley officiating. Full military honors will be provided by VFW Post #2182 of Farmington.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Farmington Animal Shelter, www.fmtn.org.
Chester's care is entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, 505-325-8688. Those who wish to express their condolences may do so at www.serenityandcompany.com.