Grace Romero

A rosary will be offered at Assumption Catholic church at 11:30 am on Monday,
December 31, 2012, for Grace Lara Romero, who passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012. Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 12:10 pm officiated by Fr. Joseph Pacquing.
Grace was born on November 8, 1932, in Lincoln, New Mexico, to Tircio and Mercedes Lara Romero, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother Albert Romero. She is survived by the loves of her life, her son Kevin and his five children: Anthony, Christian, Camryn, Corie, and Cailyn Grace. Others left to cherish her memory include her brothers Tircio Romero, Jr., John Romero, and Ferman Romero, her sisters Isabel Flores and Maria Romero, many nieces and nephews and her two best friends, Marianne Pollack and Evelyn Kresyman.
Graces entire career was spent in the education of children and adults. She was a primary grade teacher in the Chicagoarea and New Mexico Catholic Schools for almost 20 years. After earning her Masters degree in bilingual education at UNM, she came to Roswell where she was a Bilingual TeacherTrainer and Coordinator of Bilingual Education for 15 years and principal of Chisum Elementary School for four years. Later, Grace taught Spanish at Eastern New Mexico UniversityRoswell. Her final role as an educator was the one she seemed to cherish mostteaching third grade at All Saints Catholic School.
Grace was an extraordinarily loving and talented woman. As a member of Assumption Catholic Church for 41 years, she taught religious education, gave her time and efforts in the project to secure pledges to build the new church and purchase the magnificent organ. Above all, her work in music ministry at the parish touched hearts and souls at Mass week after week. Graces lovely voice turned hymns into prayers, comforting the grieving at funerals, rejoicing with families at weddings, and singing with all her heart at every Saturday 5:30 Mass. The hole her passing has left will never be filled.
Graces hands and heart went out to anyone who needed her. She was the very essence of kindness, concern, and loving affection to all who passed through her life.
Grace, we love you with all our hearts and know that the Blessed Mother, whom you cherished so dearly, came to take you to Her Son.
We give Grace back to you, O Lord, who first gave her to us yet as you did not lose her in giving, so we do not lose her by her return. For what is yours is ours also if we belong to You. Love in undying, and life is unending, and the boundary of this mortal life is but a horizon, and a horizon is nothing by the limit of our sight. Lift us up, loving Lord Jesus, that we may see further. Cleanse our eyes that we may see clearly. And while you prepare a place for us, prepare us also for that happy place, that we may be with You and with those we love forevermore. Amen.
Honorary pallbearers will be the children of All Saints Catholic School.

Service

Rosary

Assumption Catholic Church
2808 N. Kentucky
Roswell, NM  88201
Monday, December 31, 2012
11:30 am

Funeral Mass

Assumption Catholic Church
2808 N. Kentucky
Roswell, NM  88201
Monday, December 31, 2012
12:10 pm

Memorial Contributions

2700 N. Kentucky
Roswell, NM  88201