Jorge Valenzuela

Jorge Alfonso Valenzuela

A gathering of friends will be on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 P.M. for Jorge Alfonso Valenzuela, 71, of Roswell, NM, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 due to a long fight with Lewys Body Disease. Jorge was cremated per his request. Jorge was born on November 26, 1941 to Fred and Minnie Valenzuela both deceased of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Mr. Valenzuela dedicated his life to his family, his love of education and sharing his knowledge of piano, music and entertainment, soccer coaching, playing and refereeing, mathematics, linguistics and teaching. After moving from Denver, Colorado, Mr. Valenzuela took on the familyowned business, the Carlsbad Tortilla Factory of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Jorge was active in his home towns community and fervently supported many youth and adult clubs and organizations by sharing his talents and teaching abilities and was also a cofounder of the Carlsbad Youth Soccer Association along with his wife Carol.

Jorges achievement included degrees, travels, licensures, certifications, and a businessowner all with a loving and supportive wife and children. After Carlsbad, Jorge moved on to continue with his education and teaching in Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, TX. Eventually, Jorge taught in Roswell at Goddard High School. While there, other than playing piano for community events, he was the trumpet player for the Goddard High Jazz Band, taught trumpet for Soy Mariachi and played French horn with the Roswell Community Band. After retirement, Mr. Valenzuela found another opportunity to bring happiness and joy as a therapydog handler.

Jorge encouraged a sense of accomplishment with his family, friends, mentors, and students and always with a sense of humor. Blessed with so many gifts and talents, Jorge will probably be most remembered for the way we all felt as we spent time with him always inspiring happiness, love, joy and laughter. He is survived by Carol, his wife of 49 years his children Frederick and his wife Brenda of Carlsbad, NM Ricardo of Roswell, NM Chochi and his wife Kelly of Seattle, WA Cassandra and her husband Frank of Huntsville, AL his brothers and sisters Ricardo, Sylvia, Frieda, Javier, and Marcella deceased and also eight grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked to make donations to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road, SW, Lilburn, GA 30047.

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