Steven “Louie” Padilla, 50, a resident of Las Vegas, NV and formerly of Chimayo, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Louie was preceded in death by his sister, Debbie; grandparents, Andres and Anita Padilla and Willie and Celina Trujillo. Louie is survived by his parents, Polito and Mabel Padilla; sister, Brenda and husband Eli; brother, PJ and companion Crystal, and adopted sister, Jazymin, Selena, Angel; nieces Alicia and companion Carlos, Rochelle and husband Rick, Destinee and husband Josh, Myriah, and Acelynn; nephews, Danny, Damian, and Kingston; great-neice Honoree and great-nephew Kaidan; uncles, Charlie and Angie Trujillo, Nelson and Clorinda Trujillo, Gloria Padilla and Richard and Tina Padilla; aunts, Laura and Clarence Ortiz, Hazel and Geoffrey Frazier, Olga and Gilbert Martinez, and Clorinda and Louis Luidi and other relatives and friends. Public visitation will begin on Tuesday, June 24, 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 will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Chimayo. Serving the family as honorary pallbearers are Alicia, Danny, Destinee, Damian, Acelynn, and Kingston Martinez, Myriah Padilla, and Rochelle Romero. The family of Steven “Louie” Padilla has entrusted the care of their loved one to the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley.\r\n