Maria Dorila (Dora) - Age 90 - Gallegos

Maria Dorila Gallegos, 90, Dora to everyone who knew her, a life-long resident of La Madera, passed from this life on Monday, March 31, 2014. She was born April 26, 1923 in La Madera to Julian Trujillo and Simonita Herrera. After tragically losing her father at age 16 she left to Ogden, Utah to help support her mother and younger brother at home on the ranch. She was part of the civilian and military personnel work force during the peak of war time employment on efforts during WW II at Hill AFB sewing parachutes. She came home to marry Ubaldo F Gallegos. Together they owned and operated the La Madera Bar and Package Liquors up until Ubaldo’s death in 1979. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son, John, her brothers, Manuel Trujillo, Red Cliff, CO; Epiemenio Trujillo, Salt Lake City, UT; sister, Emiliana Gallegos, West Jordan, UT. \r\nLater in life she married Albert Trujillo and enjoyed many happy years until his death in 1997. Her marriage to Albert christened her as “Tia Dora” to the Ortega family from La Madera. It was also during this time she was employed in the Foster Grandparent Program at Mesa Vista Elementary in Ojo Caliente which she enjoyed very much and continued doing this past her 80th birthday. She loved baking her bread, biscochitos, and tortillas.\r\nShe is survived by her children, Maxine Torres (James Charles) of White Rock, Eileen Trujillo (Eppie) of Los Alamos, Ubaldo Gallegos (Cindy) of Española, and Rick Gallegos (Felicia); grandchildren, Joy Torres (Dave), Carlo Torres (Diana), Jonathan Gallegos, Janice Dean (Dave), Jude, and Julian Gallegos, four great-grandchildren, Ramon, Joshua, Sonya and Mikayla. She is also survived by her younger brother Julian Trujillo and his wife Aggie from Vallejo, CA; sisters-in-law, Gregorita Gallegos, Vangie Gallegos, Eloisa Rodriguez, Augustina Ortega, and Grace Martinez. She also had special life-long friendships in the community and many nieces and nephews from the Gallegos/Trujillo/Ortega family.\r\nMost importantly was the vast network of friends and neighbors in La Madera, without whom she would not have lived a full, happy life. They cared for her with food, gave her rides to and from church, carpooled to Mesa Vista on her “teaching” job, took her to the clinic in Ojo and El Rito, cleared her driveway, checked her mail, fed her cats, shared meals, occasionally played bingo, and checked in on her on a daily basis.\r\nPublic visitation will begin on Monday, April 7, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sangre de Cristo Chapel of DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ojo Caliente. Burial to follow at 1:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers, Carlo Torres, Joy Torres, Jonathan Gallegos, Janice Dean, Jude Gallegos and Julian Gallegos. The family of Maria Dorila Gallegos has entrusted their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley.

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