\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Michael Horacio DeAguero, Born October 25, 1971, passed away unexpectedly following an accident on February 7, 2010, at his home in Cuartelez. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael DeAguero; niece, Kaycee Pippin; maternal grandparents, Antonio, Marcella and Elizada Quintana, Cecilio and Louisa Esquibel; paternal grandparents, Florentino and Juanita DeAguero; aunts, Lucy Quintana, Gloria Trujillo, and Prescilla Padilla; uncles, Horacio DeAguero, Isidoro Quintana, Alfonso Padilla, Mercol Fernandez, Epifanio Velarde and Carmen Trujillo; and cousins, Ray and Jamie Velarde, Dennis Martinez, OJ Quintana and Herman Fernandez. He is survived by his parents, Elifar and Cornelia DeAguero; daughters, Samantha and Brandee DeAguero whom he loved very much; companion, Vanessa Lopez, and mother of his children, Dolly Gonzales; brothers and sisters, David and wife Martha DeAguero, Janet and husband Julian Silva, Judy and husband Bryon Pippin, Marsha Gallegos and Kenny Gallegos, Sixto DeAguero and Violet Miera, and Tony and wife Soraida DeAguero; nieces and nephews, Davy, Jerome, Alex, Savannah, Brandon, and Jacob DeAguero, Derrick Martinez, Ryan Silva, Nicole and Christopher Gallegos, and Haley Pippin along with numerous other loving relatives and friends. Michael graduated from Espanola Valley High School in 1990 and received an Associate’s degree in Electronics from ITT in 1992. He enjoyed camping, boating, and family barbeques. Michael was always the life of the party and enjoyed spending time with his family and loyal friends. Michael was always ready to help those in need and had the biggest and kindest heart, as his home was a gathering place for his numerous friends. His passing brings unsettled sadness to the family and numerous family and friends will miss him. A rosary will be recited on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Santa Cruz. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 11th at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers, Sixto, Tony and Davy DeAguero, Julian Silva, Daniel Martinez, Ivan Sanchez, Shaun Gasca, and Jerry Vigil. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be: David, Jerome and Alex DeAguero, Bryon Pippin, Ryan Silva, Derrick Martinez, Christopher Gallegos, Joe Montoya, Tom Norris, Jessie Apodaca, Eric Holk, Steven Duran, Gilbert Montoya, Lawrence Salazar and many other family and friends. The family of Michael Horacio. DeAguero has entrusted the care of their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley. \r\n