Obituaries

Jesus Glen “Kachoo” Valenzuela passed away on Nov. 21, 2021, in El Paso, Texas, after a long illness.

Recollections about loyalty, pushing for the “right thing to be done,” and finding solutions in the details abounded in conversations after David F. Chappell, 78, Fort Worth, Texas, attorney and civic leader, died Nov. 18, 2021, following surgery in Dallas. He was born April 18, 1943.

Esequiel R. Contreras , 78, of Alpine, Texas, passed away on Oct.

Weep not for me though I have gone Into that gentle night Grieve if you will, but Grieve if you will, but not for long Upon my soul’s sweet flight I am at peace, my soul’s at rest There is no need for tears For with your love I was so blessed For all those many years There is no pain, I suffer not The fear is now all gone Put now these things out of your thoughts In your memory I live on Remember not my fight for breath Remember not the strife Please do not dwell upon my death But celebrate my life...

Dora Pallanez Standlee, 80, passed away on Oct. 13, 2021, at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas.

Fort Davis native John Kimball Miller, 90, was an aviator, family man, rancher, entrepreneur, and servant leader. He died peacefully, surrounded by family on Oct.

Amber Dawn Parr, 43, was called to her heavenly home on Oct. 28, 2021. She suffered from a pulmonary embolism following a knee injury earlier in the month. Amber was born in Ruidoso, N.M., on Jan. 1, 1978. However, she was raised in Alpine, Texas, where she attended Alpine public schools.

Amber Dawn Parr passed away suddenly on Oct. 28, 2021, in San Angelo, Texas.

“This is my fight song, take back my life song, prove I’m alright song, ‘cause I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me.” Rachel Platten Our mother, Celia Sanchez Bruns, passed away in El Paso, Texas, at age 84, on Oct. 21, 2021, in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by three of her children.

Alberto Lara Rojo, also affectionately known as Popo Beto, peacefully entered the gates of heaven to join the love of his life, Margaret, on Oct. 18, 2021, at the age of 95. He was born on Jan. 6, 1926, to Ruperto and Marcela Rojo, in Marfa, Texas.