Beatrice Muniz Obituary

Beatrice (Bea) was a devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and friend. She is preceded in death by her loving Husband Emilio (Leo) Muniz of 72 years of love. Along with her grandchildren Dominic Valdez Jr, Nathan Valdez, Marlena Trejo and Lonnie Valdez Jr. Survived by her children Elaine (Ron) Chavez, Joann (Lonnie) Valdez, Ronald Muniz twin Donald Muniz, Vanessa (Rudy) Herrera, Annette (Mike) Martinez, Lorraine (Glen) Gonzales and sister Theresa Martinez. She had 21 grandchildren, 51 great grandchildren, 18 great-great grandchildren. Numerous amounts of nephews and nieces, cousins and friends.

Beatrice was born to her parents Cornelia DeHerrera-Garduno and Elipio Garduno, in Aguilar Colorado. She was raised in Trinidad, Colorado, along with her siblings Natividad Trujillo, Dorothy Ortiz, Theresa Martinez, Irene O’Brien, David Garduno, and Marie Manuel.

Our Mother Beatrice who also went by Bea loved to sew and was a gifted seamstress. She loved to sew making blankets and quilts for her family. She enjoyed crocheting, as well as needlepointing her dish towels. She had a knack for cleaning and enjoyed keeping herself busy. Beatrice (Mama) was very wise, intelligent, kind and loving with a big heart. She was a Woman of faith always trusting in God. She would rise up early always tending to her family. She was a Proverbs 31 Woman of God;

Proverbs 31:29-31 “Many Daughters have done virtuously but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain. But a Woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her own works praise her in the gates”.

She was the ROCK of the family our Queen Bea and a busy one at that. Everyone will immensely miss her!