Eppie Elizardo Pacheco

Epimenio E. "Eppie" Pacheco, 78, a resident of Ranchitos, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico after a sudden illness.

Eppie was born on February 4, 1942 to Adelaido S. and Samuelita B. Pacheco.Epimenio E. "Eppie" Pacheco was raised in Ranchitos, New Mexico. He attended to his education at San Juan Elementary until the 8th grade graduation and made a try to continue on with his schooling for a period of time where he enjoyed playing basketball on the school team but was unable to continue as assistance was needed on the homefront to help his parents. He continued living in the family home the rest of his life amongst family, tending to the life that destiny presented him. He enjoyed listening to basketball games on the radio or attending basketball games in person with family whenever he had a chance.

He enjoyed outdoor activities like vegetable gardening during the growing seasons, taking the time to teach young family members the ins and outs of vegetable gardening and sharing the fruits of his hard work with family and friends. He enjoyed fishing and hunting trips with family. He enjoyed foraging in the forest for pinion nuts when in season and wood cutting trips for firewood with family as cold weather season approached.

He took the time to explain and teach the sport of basketball to younger family members who wanted to learn. He also availed himself to help young family members in their homework/ studies espacially in the field arithmetic/math as he was pretty sharp at it. He was not only a Brother and an Uncle but was looked up to as a "fatherly figure type" to many. He thoroughly enjoyed conversations and visits with family and friends. Oh......cannot forgot the "Casinos". Everyone, including him, liked doing some handle pullin' and button pushin' at them confounded money taking traps.

Also need to mention he was VERY good at making tortillas.He enjoyed helping others with whatever needed tending to whenever asked without complain.He was his own person. He expressed kindness, his way. He helped out, his way. He did it his way and for that he will never be forgotten.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Adelaido S. and Samuelita B. Pacheco, his brothers, Jose E. Maximiliano "Max" Pacheco, Jose F. A. B. "Joe" Pacheco and Samuel A. "Sonny" Pacheco, a sister, Anita P. Archuleta, his brothers-in-law, Jose P. "Pete" Rendon and Ruben "Kelly" Vigil, his sisters-in-law, Rosina M. Pacheco and Emma O. Pacheco and numerous other family members and friends. Epimenio E. "Eppie" Pacheco is survived by his sisters: Cleo L. Pacheco from Ranchitos, Susie P. Martinez and her husband Ben from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Bernie P. Rendon from Velarde, New Mexico and Pearl Vigil from Ranchitos, New Mexico, his brother-in-law, Eliberto "Delio" Archuleta from Ranchitos, his sisters-in-law, Frances A. Pacheco from San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico and Adelina S. P. Hernandez from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, his nephew and Godson whom he helped raise, Eric "Casey" Pacheco-Dawson from Fort Worth, Texas and many more nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

In respecting his wishes, cremation has already taken place and there will be no services.All of Epimenio E. "Eppie" Pachecos' surviving family and friends can honor his memory with memorial masses or making donations to their favorite charities of choice, if they so wish. The family of Epimenio E. "Eppie" Pacheco has entrusted the care of their loved one to Rivera Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley. 505-753-2288.