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Contains 58 Results:
Montoya, Guadalupe and Patty, April 20, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 27
Scope and Contents
An account of the death of two girls, Elvira Tarin, Guadalupe Montoya's daughter, and Vanessa Salas, as they were waiting to cross the road and were hit and killed by a drunk driver. Guadalupe Montoya states her anger and that she gets no comfort from the crosses. Patty feels that the crosses help people to remember what happened there and to think twice about drinking and driving.
Dates:
April 20, 1996
Rael, Viola, June 17, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 28
Scope and Contents
An account of the death of her son, Clayton John Rael, in a an auto accident. She states that she couldn't rest till the cross was placed. A friend made the cross. Mrs. Rael discusses that her family wrote inscriptions on the back of the cross.
Dates:
June 17, 1996
Otero, Jeanette, April 9, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 29
Scope and Contents
Her husband, Norman Otero, was killed in a car accident. Because he was a hunter, a hiker and loved the mountains, she planted a pinon tree on the spot where he died. They did not place a crosses. The tree is a living thing that they can talk to and nurture.
Dates:
April 9, 1996
Sigala, Esther, June 15, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 30
Scope and Contents
An account of the death of her son, Javier (Nick) Chacon, in a car accident. She came from Nebraska and knew nothing of the tradition until moving to New Mexico. A family friend made the cross.
Dates:
June 15, 1996
Sanchez, Lita and Fred, Sept. 4, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 31
Scope and Contents
An account of the death of their daughter, Jessica, in a car roll-over, as she was riding with five other teenagers on a remote road. A cross and a circle of rock mark the site. Lita discusses how being at the site helps her in healing.
Dates:
Sept. 4, 1996
Ellis, Prisilla, April 24, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 32
Scope and Contents
An account of the death of her niece, Robin Lisha Otero, in an auto-accident. Mrs. Padilla explains how she visits the place weekly. After 7 months she found her niece's watch, with the hands stopped at the exact time of the accident. She felt it was a message from her niece.
Dates:
April 24, 1996
Lucero, Nora, Aug. 30, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 33
Scope and Contents
An account of the death of her nephew, James Molina, in a head-on collision. James was like a brother to Nora. Nora maintains the crosses, she likes the wood construction even though they tend to fall apart. In Spanish.
Dates:
Aug. 30, 1996
Alvarez Family, March 30, 1996
Item — Box: 1, CD: 34
Scope and Contents
Beatrice (wife of Eddie), Virginia (mother of Eddie and LuLu), Robert (brother of Eddie and LuLu
Dates:
March 30, 1996