Taos Area Graduates Earn Degrees and Honors
Taos area students earned degrees and honors from UNM and other institutions. Pilar Weiss magna cum laude, UNM Class of 1998, received the Gibson Award for undergraduate chemistry and took terms at Reed College and Bates College. Antonia Trujillo and Beatrice Valdes also graduated from UNM and UNM North programs, while Korby Stockstill of Questa was named an All American Scholar by the USAA. Cadet Wade of NMMI earned his high school diploma as 119 cadets graduated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilar Weiss
University of New Mexico
Gibson
Weiss
Taos High School
Armand Hammer United World College
Montezuma
N.M
Reed College
South America
la Paz
Bolivia
UNM
Sandia Labs
University of New Mexico Hospital
George and
Suzanne Weiss
Arroyo Seco
Iris
Milagra
Gentil
George
Reuben
Ter
Patricia C. O'Hara
Mary 8. Olbris
Beatrice B. Valdes
Taos
Unm-North
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Los Alamos
Espanola
Roderick L. Wade
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
NMMI
Wade
Rowdy S. Wade
Vadito
Korby Stockstill
Questa
United States Achievement Academy
USAA
Stockstill
Questa High
Arlene Trujillo
New Mexico Officer Earns Medal of Valor News
Santa Fe based New Mexico State Police officer Darrell Jaramillo received the Medal of Valor, the state police’s top honor. A Taos High School graduate and son of Nicklas E Jaramillo of Arroyo Hondo, he serves as a field officer stationed in Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Darrell Jaramillo
Jaramillo
Santa Fe
Taos High School
Nicklas E. Jaramillo
Arroyo Hondo
Miller
Jacob A. and
Lillian R. Miller
Taos
University of New Mexico
Taos Native Service Members Return From Training Exercises
Army Specialist David R Tru jillo has returned from a desert warfare exercise at Fort Irwin California with the 44th Air Defense Artillery Fort Hood Texas. Air National Guard Second Lieutenant John J Miller graduated from the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals program at Columbus Air Force Base Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
David R. Trujillo
National Training Center
NTC
Fort Irwin
Barstow
Calif
Trujillo
44Th Air Defense Artillery
Fort Hood
Killeen
Texas
David R. Trujillo Sr
Ranchos de Taos
Valerie
Wilfred Garcia
Alice Martinez
Taos
Air National Guard
John J. Miller
Columbus Air Forces Base
Miss
Taos Native Builds Company By Mastering Many Languages
Taos native Leslie Grainger-Haynes, a certified linguist and founder of International Transition Services, has built a Denver area firm through multilingual production. A Kent School for Girls alumna and University of Colorado graduate, she coordinates language teams for clients like Amoco, Lockheed Martin, Proctor and Gamble, Lucent, COBE Laboratories, Quark, Johns Mansville and Schuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos Native
Leslie Grainger-Haynes
Taos
Grainger-Haynes
Taos Travel Agency
Kent School For Girls
Denver Country Day
University of Colorado
Sorbonne
Paris
Instituto de Allende
San Miguel de Allende
Mexico
Nashville
Tenn
Patti Page
John Denver
Japan
Grainger- Haynes
Denver
Amoco
Lockheed Martin
Proctor and Gamble
Lucent Technologies
Cobe Laboratories
Quark, Inc
Johns Mansville and Schuller
Taos Judge Attends Domestic Violence Education Course
Taos Magistrate Erminio Martinez completed the domestic violence course held April 19 24 at The National Judicial College in Reno Nevada. The program, designed for judges handling pretrial or trial domestic violence cases, covered restraining orders offender and victim profiles court security and expert testimony among other topics. The college on the University of Nevada Reno campus was noted for its long history and high profile graduates including Supreme Court Justices O Connor and Souter. Martinez has previously completed NJC courses in general jurisdiction sentencing misdemeanors and domestic violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos
Erminio Martinez
National Judicial College
Reno
Ney
University of Nevada
60 Minutes
U.S. Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
David Souter
Martinez
Obituaries and Funeral Notices for June 1998
Obituary notices report Jake A Ortega of Questa died June 3 1998 in Albuquerque after a career at Moly Corp and NM HIDI. Survived by wife Lorena and children Gary Valeria and Daryl with several grandchildren. services held in Taos and Questa. Other notices list Jose G Sanchez age 91 Ranchos de Taos and Perfecto Miera of Vadito among the deceased with funeral services and area burials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake A. Ortega
Questa
UNM
Albuquerque
Ortega
Moly Corp
NM Human Resources Development Institute
Kenneth J. Ortega
Efren
Ursula Ortega
Frank Ortega
Cecilia Ortega
Lorena Ortega
Gary A. Ortega
Valeria Gurule
Richard
Daryl Ortega
Alexy Gurule
Lorraine Vigil
Manuel Ortega
Rivera Chapel
Taos
St. Anthony Catholic Church
St. Anthony Church
Pueblito
Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home
San Francisco de Asis
Nuestra Padre Jesus Nazareno
New Mexico
Eloisa Sanchez
John RA. Sanchez
Diana Mather
Mary Muniz
Arnold
Theresa Sanchez
Ranchos de Tao
Felix Sandoval
Delfina
Ranchos
The
Nazarene
Lujan Funeral Home
Jose G. Sanchez
Ranchos de Taos
la Residencia
Perfecto Gonzales
Vadito
Manuel Miera
Llano
Senaida Barela
Samuel
Ignacita Gurule
Elko Navada
Ricardo Barela
Louann
Lopez
Gene Gurule
Deliliah Gurule
Alex Miera
Yolanda Miera
Rodarte
Mormon Church
Presbyterian
Rivera-Hanlon
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A'Llyn Ettien
Bates College
Lewiston
Maine
Bates
Ettien
Jill Phillips
Pat Ettien
Russia
Antonia Micaela Trujillo
Patricia Vargas
Joseph Trujillo
Soldotna
Alaska
University of New Mexico College of Education
Michelle Tafoya
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Albert E. Lacy Whitehead
al and
Lucy Whitehead
Eastern
Tafoya
Zeke and
Estella Tafoya
University of New Mexico-North
Pilar Wells
Las Vegas
Laughlin
Pride OF
Avamouee
Osuna, NE
America
Osuna
Jorge” Chavez
George Chavez
Tim Martinez
Mayordomas Luzita
Rebecca Trujillo
Robert Romero
Claudia Martines
Rivera
Frank Suaza
Benito Herrera
Mr. C
Phank
Manueilla Chavez & Family
Patricio O. Martinez, Jr
Fis
Daddy
Christy & Mandy
Taos Anti
Pinon Plaza
Paseo del Pueblo Sue
Black Seath
Ocelvins
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