Demetrio Padilla, age 46, died on Thursday, December 31, 2015 in Clayton, New Mexico.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at the Trinity Fellowship Church in Clayton, New Mexico with Terrell Jones, pastor officiating. Burial will follow in the Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton, New Mexico.
Demetrio Padilla was born on March 31, 1969 in Clayton, New Mexico to Herman Padilla and Lucy (Cruz) Padilla. A lifelong resident of Clayton, Demetrio graduated from Clayton High School in 1987 and attended the Luna Vo Tech School in Springer where he studied welding. His favorite hobbies were hunting, fishing and painting cars. He was preceded in death by his dad in 1991.
SURVIVORS:
HIS MOTHER: Lucy Padilla of Clayton, New Mexico.
1 SISTER: Rachel Padilla of Clayton, New Mexico.
1 NEPHEW: Joshua Padilla of Clayton, New Mexico.
HIS GIRLFRIEND: Jennifer Summers of Clayton, New Mexico and her Children; Jonathan Summers & Kristen Holland and grandchildren; Isaiah Reed, Isabella Reed, Israel Reed and Sebastian Reed.
AUNTS & UNCLES: Margaret Vigil and her husband Higinio, Robert Cruz and Alfonso Cruz and his wife JoAnne all of Clayton, New Mexico, Mary Lopez and her husband Joe and Joseph Cruz all of Guymon, Oklahoma, Frank Padilla of Texas, Joe Padilla and his wife Lisa of Eagle Grove, Iowa, Johnny Padilla of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tony Padilla and his wife Effie of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Numerous Cousins, Including: Sylvia Johnson and her husband Stephen and their children Loraina Vigil and Jeremy Vigil all of Rye, Colorado, Daniel Vigil, Jesse Cruz and Tyler Cruz all of Clayton, New Mexico.
