Isaias Ike Alarid

We all loved Ikie in life and will continue to love and cherish him in death. After an extraordinary 90 years Ike Alarid passed away at home in Santa Fe on the 24th of July. He was our beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. He retired from the New Mexico National Guard as CWO4 with 35 years of service. As a lifelong member of the Elks Lodge #460 he was a past Exalted Ruler and State President of NM. Ike will be lovingly remembered by his wife Anita, his children Joe (Cindy) and Liz (Curtis), his grandchildren Michael (Amy), Jennifer, Christina (Dan), his siblings Stella, Peaches, Orlinda (Jake), Ben, his sister-in-law Lida Chapman. His great-grandchildren MJ, Daniel, Lennon and many nieces and nephews will greatly miss him. Our special gratitude goes to our family caregivers Maggie, Veronica, Claudia S. and Claudia O. for all of their love they gave to Ikie. Ike is preceded in death by parents Josefita and Ben Alarid, brothers Rudy and Alfonso Alarid, brother-in-laws Eddie Moya and Gale Collins, sister-in-law Loyola Alarid and great-granddaughter Fire Gutierrez. Family Visitation will be held Tuesday July 31st at 6:00 p.m. at the Rivera Funeral Home Kiva Chapel with Rosary following at 7:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, August 1st at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi. Interment with full Military Honors will be held at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 12:45 p.m. Pallbearers will be Christina Martinez and Curtis Lardy. Honorary pallbearers are MJ Alarid, Daniel Kean, Vincent Martinez, Tim Valdes, Jake Roybal, Arthur Roybal and Dan Arellanes.