Craig G. DeForest

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Craig G. DeForest

July 18th, 1943 - April 30th, 2019

July 18th, 1943 - April 30th, 2019

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Craig DeForest, Santa Fe resident, died Tuesday evening after injury from a fall. Craig is known for his well-developed systems thinking and application particularly in business operations, great sense of humor and love of laughter, and deep philosophical and spiritual thought. He was a founder of the local Leadership Santa Fe and contributed to new business development initiatives. He lived by his beliefs, "He/she who can love can be; he who can be can do; he who can do, is," - George Ivanovich Gurdjieff. He was a loving servant and gentleman. He is survived by two sisters and other family. He was preceded by his wife Emily in 2010.

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Odile Nicolette

I'm so very saddened to hear of Craig's death. We knew each other 40 years ago and recently re-connected and visited in Santa Fe. He was truly a prince of a man, and cared deeply for others, his work and his family. May he rest in peace, and sincere condolences to his family.

Published May 18th, 2019
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Karin Lubin

Oh, this is so sad to hear. Craig was a truly kind man, enthusiastic of life and was an amazing philosopher and out of the box thinker in leadership and systems thinking. I will sincerely miss his presence. -Karin Lubin

Published May 13th, 2019
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Barbara Deaux

Craig was a good man and a good friend in times of need. He did live by his beliefs. My condolences to his family, of whom he often spoke with great love and affection.

Published May 13th, 2019
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John And Lorraine Rodriguez

We are so sorry to hear of Craig's passing. He was our brother-in-law. He was married to our sister, Emily. Emily was diagnosed with breast cancer 2005. Craig was diagnosed with throat cancer shortly thereafter. Craig and Emily both fought the disease valiantly. We will always be grateful to Craig for taking such good care of Emily throughout her illness. Craig was an integral part of our family. He especially loved our grandchildren. He was a philosopher at heart and generously shared his knowledge with everyone. We loved Craig. We will miss him. May he rest in peace.

Published May 4th, 2019
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