Jose Inez Parra

Jose Inez Parra, of Las Cruces, NM, passed peacefully from the arms of his loving family to those of his Heavenly Father and Lord, on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Mesilla Valley Hospice, La Posada. He was born April 20, 1935, to Francisco and Margarita Barragan Parra in Cedillos, Chihuahua, Mexico. In 1955, Inez migrated to New Mexico and began his 20 year employment at Stahmann Farms, where shortly after he met his future wife, Cruz Rios. Among his many duties, some highlights included assisting with the construction of the first Stahmann Farms airfield, being a foreman at the Santo Tomas and Snow Ranch farms, and being selected to start a pecan farm in Mojave Valley, AZ; but his biggest treasure through the years there were all the friendships he gained for a lifetime. Afterwards, he worked at the Sara Lee L'Eggs Hosiery plant for 10 years. Inez loved his game of baseball, in his younger years he played on the Santo Tomas baseball team. He also danced with the Pastorelas and Matachines of Santo Tomas and loved to sing. He was a faithful Christian and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Inez is survived by his wife of 53 years, Cruz R. Parra; his children, Ramona R. Parra (Luis M. Arellano, Sr.); Maria Cristina Parra-Zaragoza (Juan Zaragoza,); Mauricio Parra (Cecilia Chavirra-Parra); Antonio Parra (Tara Murray-Parra); Esteban Parra (Kimberly Wendorf-Parra) and Maria Inez Pi