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Samuel Parra Obituary

Samuel Loera Parra, 82, longtime resident of Santa Fe, N.M., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 in Albuquerque after brief illness. He was born in Fierro, N.M., on Feb. 8, 1931, to Jose Parra and Francisca Loera Parra. He achieved his Master's Degree in Science, in 1957 from Western New Mexico University and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Sam specialized in bilingual education and his love for children and sense of humor informed his career as a school teacher and principal in both Gallup and Santa Fe. His predeceased siblings were Lilia Gonzales, Bayard; Amelia Baca, Las Cruces; Emma Martinez, Alamogordo; and, Eloy Parra, Silver City. Sam is survived by numerous family including his brother and sister-in-law, Ernest and Lily Parra, Pasco, WA; his sister-in-law Minnie Parra; his children, Mark Parra, Los Angeles, Melissa Parra and her partner Michael Schiffer, Albuquerque, and Michelle Parra and her husband Sean Hearn, St. Paul, MN. He is also remembered by his beloved grandchildren, Tesla, Owen, Maura, and Mitchell Hearn, St. Paul, MN. Services will be held promptly at Santa Fe National Cemetery on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 11 a.m. Please e-mail [email protected] for any additional information.

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Published by Las Cruces Sun-News on Feb. 13, 2014.

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April 15, 2014

Still missing you this Easter.

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February 13, 2014

Isaias 25:8 dice que la muerte no existira mas como enemigo de dios pronto sera eliminada .no volveremos a sufrir la perdida de nuestros seres queridos jamas.

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