Ramon B. Dominguez Jr.

January 1st, 2013

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Ramon B. Dominguez, Jr., 57, a lifelong resident of Abiquiu, NM, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Ramon was preceded in death by his wife, Maria Dominguez; his parents, Ramon B. Dominguez Sr. and Criselda Dominguez; and in-laws, Rafael and Inez Trujillo. Ramon, better known as "Mon, served God as a Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus in Espanola, NM, and as a penitente as part of the Hermanos de La Morada del Alto de Abiquiu, NM. He was devoted to his son, Ruben, and they were always together, along with his other companion, his guitar. Mon will be remembered for his great heart, his musical talent, his joking ways, and that infectious laugh that made you want to laugh just because. He always said that he never met a stranger because he had that kind of personality that everyone was a friend. His jobs included working at Northern New Mexico College, Rio Arriba County, and the State of New Mexico. He was part of a musical group, Grupo Zia, with his life-long friends, Freddie Sandoval, Rachel Saiz Sandoval and Dan Burke. Ramon is survived by his son, Ruben; brothers and sisters: Edith (Armando) Trujillo; Ralph Dominguez; Russell (Cemele) Dominguez; Robin (Miguel) Nevarez; Richard Dominguez; Ruth (Marcos) Martinez; Renee (John) Espinoza; Randy Dominguez; Rodney (Nancy) Dominguez; Ryan (Jeanette) Dominguez; and Rachelle Dominguez; his aunt, Lydia Jordan; sisters-in-law, Rose (Albert) Vialpando and Veronica (Steve) Muscarella and brother-in-law Salvador (Lucy) Trujillo; good friends, Fred and Rachel Sandoval; Manuel and Shirley Trujillo; Albert Fernandez; Cipriano Vigil; Felix "Punky" Trujillo, Ted Rael and numerous nephews and nieces, friends, and relatives. A rosary was recited on January 3, 2013 at the Rivera Family Funeral Home in Espanola. A second rosary was recited on January 4, 2013 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Abiquiu. Funeral Mass was celebrated on January 5, 2013 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, where interment followed at the Abiquiu Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be his brothers Ralph, Russell, Richard, Randy, Rodney and Ryan Dominguez.

Tributes

Mark Santistevan

my mother called me and said a friend of yours died. i was heart broken that my high school friend had passed. i played guitar then in a local band and ramon would come see me play. he shared his kindness and happy personalty with everyone. his love for god and music made him the strongest person i know.my prayers go to your family. mark santistevan

Published January 5th, 2013

Leo Trujillo

I met Ramon throuth my brother Manuel many years ago. when i went to Penasco on vacation from Salt LAKE City Ramon and Manuel would go to penasco and we would play gutairs for hours.Him and Maira, rubin would spend the night and next day play more gutairs. He and his group Zea came to Salt Lake CITY to play once for the Hispnic festival I'm going to miss Ramon A good man. My heart go's out to Rubin and all the Brothers and sisters you;re in our prayers Leo & Nora

Published January 4th, 2013

Martha And Jesse Salazar

Ramon! You were such a treasured friend to us. How we loved you and boy are we going to miss you. We can't believe you left us and we are in shock of your passing. You were our wonderful, loving, very fun and very precious friend and classmate and with your loving personality, we will never forget you! I am very sad to know you're gone Ramon, as you always were so full of joy, laughter and always put a smile on our faces! We love you our Dear friend and will always miss you! See you in Heaven! Rest in Peace our loving and funny Friend!

Published January 15th, 2013

April & Matthew Van Buren

"It's going to be the springtime of our lives, since our friend Ramon already finished the winter of his" When my husband and I moved to Alcalde from Missouri in 2008, we found a "home" at Anthony's at the Delta in Espanola with Ramon, Fred, Jeff and Terry, Michael, Tomas, Anthony, Manuel, Anita, Chris, Scott, Cheryl, David, and many others. I took a Spanish class at Northern that fall. Often, before class, I'd share a drink and a laugh with Ramon. He'd help me review and taught me lots of great Spanish proverbs (and even some not-so-great, colorful expletives), too. He was always ready with a charming smile or a wise quip. We'll definitely miss this part of our New Mexico family. In 2010, our friend Fred Manriquez passed away. Our little "family" gathered at the Delta to remember our friend. I brought my camera to share with Fred's daughter in California. Here are two videos of Ramon, singing in tribute to Fred's passing, from 2010. I hope these videos help you remember Ramon in his own words, expressions and general charm. I know we'll miss him, and we treasure our memories. Ramon sings "Primavera" (7 min., 12 sec.): https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4480404002960 Ramon sings "Rumbo Al Sur" (2 min., 20 sec.): https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101222467532220 With love, April & Matt

Published January 4th, 2013

Amigo Cipriano Vigil

Ramón, Lorenzo, Hilario and I go back several years playing as "Los Folkloristas de Nuevo México" We traveled through out the state performing, and bringing joy to many people. Ramón was always with a big smile, and made everybody feel happy. We'll miss you bro.

Published January 3rd, 2013

Manuel Romero

Ramon was like a brother to me in so many ways. He would refer to me as big brother. I will miss him, his laugh and of course his music. Bro. you had profound impact on me. Gracias Tu Amigo Siempre, en la lucha Siempre Manuel Romero

Published January 9th, 2013

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