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Bonnie H. Archuleta, 68 of Fort Sumner, NM died Friday, January 13, 2012 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM his family was at his bedside.
He was born January 31, 1943 in Clovis, NM to the home of Joe T. and Annie (Pacheco) Archuleta.
Bonnie attended and graduated from Fort Sumner High School. He worked for many years as a pipefitter and welder, he retired from Local 412 Plumber and Pipefitters Union. Bonnie served in the New Mexico National Guard, 200th Air Target Attachment at Fort Sumner, NM from 1962-1968.
Bonnie was a horseman, he loved horses especially his favorite Olmeco, he also enjoyed elk hunting, welding, and especially spending time with his family and friends. Bonnie was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Fort Sumner where he served as president from 2006-07.
Bonnie is preceded in death by his father Joe T. Archuleta in 1972 and his lifelong friend Josh Randall in 2009.
Survivors include his wife Bobbi Yount-Archuleta of Fort Sumner; his mother Annie M. Archuleta of Fort Sumner; daughters Cindy Skipworth and husband Ailbe of Roswell; Debra Sumruld and husband Mike of Hermitage, TN; Quindi Otero-Robertson and husband Thomas of Albuquerque; Dallas BobbiJo Otero and husband Mario Perez of Los Angeles, CA; sons Brad Archuleta and wife Kim of Stayton, OR; Queston Otero and wife Jaime of Albuquerque; Lee Q. Otero of Albuquerque; a brother Joe Ed Archuleta and wife Lou of Encino, NM; three sisters Mary Ann Archuleta and husband Lalo Hernandez of Albuquerque; Geneva Garcia and husband Jimmy (Bo) of Albuquerque; and Bess Casaus of Albuquerque. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends. According to family, Bonnie touched thousands of lives all over the world and never met a stranger. He always took pride in being an amazing cowboy, gentleman and family man. As long as we Forgive, friendships will grow. As long as we have Hope, our faith remains. As long as we Love, our tomorrows are forever.
Visitation hours will be 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Chavez Funeral Home in Fort Sumner. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM Thursday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, January 20, 2012 with Father Sotero A. Sena officiating. Burial will follow at St. Anthony Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Carlos Sena, Dale Burge, Sam Paterniti, Manuel Medrano, John Sena, James Joiner, Antonio Archuleta, Marvin Montano and Jon Wright.
Jimmy Holcomb (1960)
Bonnie may you rest in peace my friend. No more pain and suffering, I remember well our school days together.
Dale Burge (1960)
Lord, I reckon I'm not much just by myself,
I fail to do a lot of things I ought to do.
But Lord, when trails are steep and passes high,
Help me ride it straight the whole way through.
And when in the falling dusk I get that final call,
I do not care how many flowers they send,
Above all else, the happiest trail would be,
For You to say to me, "Let's ride, My Friend."
Amen
Dale Burge (1960)
SOME OF THE SCHOOLMATES AND FRIENDS PAYING THEIR LAST RESPECTS TO BONNIE AND HIS FAMILY. (MAIDEN NAMES USED TO HELP WITH RECOGNIZING THE LADIES)
JIMMY GARCIA (BROTHER-IN-LAW), GENEVA ARCHULETA (SISTER), MARY ANN ARCHULETA (SISTER), JAMES JOINER (MARRIED TO BONNIE'S NIECE), CAROLYN COOK, CONNIE COOK, CATHY BROWN, BETTY BROWN, IRENE RANDALL, JO ANN RANDALL, LUCY GARCIA, RUMALDO GARCIA, MARTIN BLEA, JIM FOX, DAVID KENYON, SANDRA WEBB, CARLOS SENA, PAUL HORNEY, GUY WAYNE HORNEY, EDDIE PENA, VIRGINIA CASAUS, JAKE LUCERO, JOSEPHINE CASAUS, PAUL LUCERO, DAVID BAILEY, JAMES MYERS, WILLIE GARCIA, GUILLERMO LOVATO, DAN CRAIG, LUCY GONZALES, DAVID GONZALES, ALLEN SPARKS, NANCY DAVIS, PAULINE OLONA, JIM BELL, JUDY MAYO, AMANDA LUCERO, FATHER SOTERO SENA, BERNICE ANAYA, JIMMIE DEE FOX,
Carl "Doggie" Jones
I have many fond memories of Bonnie (BoBo). During high school, Bonnie, Josh, Dale and I were always up to something in Dales 58 Impala. After I got out of the service, Bonnie and I drove an old KW for bill randalman hauling everything from cross ties to salt. We had a near death experience west of Socorra coming down the mountain with the brown light hung in over, we had a load of cattle from Quemado heading to Clovis. Bill had told us not to come off that mountain in 5th and over. Bonnie was driving and I was in the sleeper, I heard the engine screaming and got up only to find us heading down the mountain with the speedometer pegged out, tach going crazy and the pyrometer way too high, the borrowed trailer had no brakes and the grease on the tractor hubs was catching on fire, I was standing on the running board telling him when the fire was out so that he could apply more brakes. The cattle coul smell the smoke and were very restless and shifting around. We rode down that mountain and finall got stopped a block from old town where a truck wont fit. We wre leaning against the truck wringing wet with sweat ( November) when we noticed that the right front tire was going flat. We eventually got the cattle to Clovis and never told Bill that we had come off the mountain in 5th and over, he said that you couldn't do it, well Bonnie and I did. Bonnie was an usher in my wedding in Morton,TX . Sarah and her family got a kick out of BoBo and his wit. He wrote "Shees the boss" on my pickup which I tried to erase as soon as possible. Bonnie contacted me through classmates and I replied only to find out that he had died much earlier. A good friend and will be missed greatly.