Mary Helen Gallegos

Mary Helen Gallegos, 77, went to our Lord and Savior peacefully on August 3, 2019. Mary was born on August 17, 1941 to Fedelino and Fedelina Armijo Salazar in Cerillos, NM. She was a fiercely devout and loving mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend and will be missed beyond measure and will remain in our hearts forever. Mary and her husband Adrian celebrated 60 years of marriage in April and he was the love of her life. She was a lifelong resident of Santa Fe, NM.  

She was preceded in death by her very special grandmother and grandfather Manuelita (Montoya) and Luis Armijo, her mother and father Fedelina (Armijo) and Fedelino Salazar, sister Nellie Lucero, brothers Raymond and Henry Salazar. She is survived by her husband Adrian Gallegos, children Lorrie Lucero, Lena Cross (Tom), Robert Gallegos (Monica), Tom Gallegos, Cindy Gallegos, Vincent Gallegos (Trish), and Paul Gallegos (Jeannette), brothers Jerry Salazar, Ignacio Salazar (Elda), Lalo Salazar and sisters Gina Garcia (Ray) Julie Fode (Steve), and Kathy Villegas (Jose). She leaves behind 20 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.  

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to St. Vincent's Hospital PCU Unit and Mark Seredowych, MD for taking special hospital care of our beloved mother, and to Josh Brown, MD and medical assistant Antonette for their continued year-round support and care. Special thanks to Michael and Natalie for assisting in the daily care of Grandma Mary. The family wishes to express our gratitude to Eucharistic minister Mary Roybal who faithfully brought Holy Communion every Sunday to Mary and Adrian and also to Chappy Jose Villegas for his loving eulogy and assistance. The family sincerely appreciates all of the prayers, support, and love during this very difficult time.

Rosary and funeral mass will take place on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10:00 am at St. John's Catholic Church, 1301 Osage Ave., Santa Fe, NM., followed by the interment at Rivera Family Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, 417 E. Rodeo Rd., Santa Fe, NM.