Obituaries

Body It is with great sadness and extremely heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Gabriella “Gabby” Allyse Rodriguez, beloved mother, daughter, fiancée, friend and her unborn son, Ezekiel Nathaniel Rodriguez Gonzalez.

Body Albert Hartnett Rojo, Jr, “Conky”, entered eternal rest on February 8th, at the age of 71, at home in San Jose, CA. Albert was born on April 26, 1951, in Ysleta, and raised in Alpine.

Body Eleanor Margaret Hay Foster passed away on June 11, in Rio Communities, New Mexico where she had lived her last fourteen months with her daughter. She was born October 26, 1928 at Hiway, Roosevelt County, New Mexico to Anna Clyng Hay and Eugene Wells Hay.

Body Mary M. Pallanez 85, of Alpine, passed away on Thursday June 8, at her home after a short illness.

Body Miriam McCoy, matriarch of her family and a Texas philanthropist, passed away on June 14. She was born to Lloyd Swanson and Florence Yager Swanson on December 17, 1924, on Long Island, New York.

Body Sally Ann LaBeff Farrer, 82, longtime resident of Alpine, passed away on June 5, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center. Sally was born in Alpine on August 24, 1940, and was the firstborn child of Ray and Frances LaBeff.

Body Jared Austin Strait, ”J-rod” or “Str8er”, of Enfield, NY, formerly of Lansing, NY, passed away tragically on June 9, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in Texas. Jared was born on March 25, 1998, to James and Janet Strait.

Body Oscar “O” Ramirez Lujan, 48, loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend, and coach passed away on Friday, June 2. He was born on May 5, 1975, in El Paso, to Zeke and Elpidia Lujan.

Body Gloria Martinez was born in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico on August 21, 1951, to Simon and Lorenza. She was raised on a ranch in Ojos Calientes, Chihuahua. Gloria worked at Altuda Ranch in Alpine from 1980 to 2021.

Body Oscar Molinar, 57, passed away on May 21, in Odessa. Oscar was born in Alpine to Juan and Manuela Molinar on April 2, 1966.