Samuel Juarez

Samuel “Sammy” Juarez, 74 of San Miguel, NM passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife Rebecca and daughter Crystal at his home on October 24, 2024. Samuel was born in San Miguel, NM to Antonio and Genoveva Juarez. He was the kind of person who took care of everyone. He had a love for golf and the outdoors. His biggest love was for his wife and daughter. Samuel was a veteran who was drafted in the Vietnam War for two years. When he got out of the Army, he started working odd jobs to support himself. Once he secured a job at White Sands Missile Range in maintenance, he devoted 35 years of service before retiring in 2011. After retiring you would find him at the golf course a few times a week, working in his yard, and running errands with his wife. He always was rooting for the underdogs in sports and life. His favorite team in the NFL was the Arizona Cardinals along with, rooting for Gadsen High School football and the NMSU Aggies. He would go to town with his wife and you would find them having lunch at his favorite spots Los Compas, Dairy Queen, and Olive Garden just to name a few. When it was his birthday or Father’s Day his favorite places was Stateline or Farley’s. His love for food and avid sweet tooth was part of his personality. He loved shopping for shoes, clothes and gifts for his wife and daughter. His favorite part about shopping or going somewhere was no matter where he went- he always would run into someone he knew. He enjoyed catching up with old co-workers, friends and family. Anyone who had the privilege of knowing him learned something new about life or were able to see things from a different perspective. 

Samuel was survived by his wife Rebecca Juarez and his daughter Crystal Juarez both of San Miguel. Along with three sisters Helen Rice (Richard) of Las Cruces, Eva Winans (Scott) of Las Cruces, Arabella Kohlmeyer of Washington D.C., and sister-in-law Irene Juarez of San Miguel. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

He is preceded in death by his parents Antonio and Genoveva Juarez; in-laws Paul and Ernestine Chavarria; two brothers Joe “Pepe” Juarez and Victor Juarez; one sister Yolanda Juarez; one brother- in- law Carl Kohlmeyer and one sister-in-law Margaret Flores. 

The family of Samuel Juarez would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Rama and Dr. Call, Oncology and Dr. Murali, PCP. Along with a huge thank you to Enhabit Hospice who took such great care of him during his final months. The entire staff was amazing from nurses to the chaplain. 

Serving as pallbearers will be Eddie Lujan, Dale Jones, Angel M. Gonzales, Scott Winans and Richard Rice. Honorary pallbearer, godson Jon Winans. 

Rosary will be held on November 7th, 2024 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at Getz Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held on November 8th, 2024 at 10:00am at San Miguel Catholic Church. Burial and military honors will follow after mass at San Miguel Cemetery. Reception will be held at San Miguel Church hall shortly after.