In Loving Memory of Shawn William Smart

SHAWN WILLIAM SMART, AFFECTIONATELY CALLED WILBER WAS BORN NOVEMBER 29, 1978. HE WAS CALLED TO BE WITH THE LORD JUNE 27TH, 2019. HE WAS A BELOVED SON, BROTHER, FATHER, UNCLE AND FRIEND. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS WILLIAM AND GRACE SMART OF SPRINGER, NM. AND HIS MATERNAL GRAND PARENTS JOHN AND MARY ESPINOSA OF MAXWELL AND HIS GOD FATHER PHIL ROMERO OF SPRINGER, NM.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS DARREL AND ELLA JO (JODY) SMART OF MAXWELL, NM., GOD MOTHER JUANITA YBARRA OF ROY, NM EYELEAH ROMERO, HIS DAUGHTER OF MAXWELL, NM, HIS SON CHRISTIAN SMART ALSO OF MAXWELL. HIS SISTER, SHANTELLE GALLEGOS OF MAXWELL, NIECE DESTINY GALLEGOS OF MAXWELL, NEPHEW TERRANCE GALLEGOS OF MAXWELL, NEPHEW BRANDON ALBERTSON OF TULSA, OK, SPECIAL AUNTS AND UNCLES SHIRLEY AND JOE MITCHELL OF MAXWELL, TERI AND KEITH TABOR OF SPRINGER, COUSINS DENNIE THOMPSON OF RATON AND KEITH TABOR JR OF SPRINGER WITH NUMEROUS COUSINS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS INCLUDING HIS FIANCE DESERAY DURAN AND HER DAUGHTER BELLA MASCARENAS OF RATON. SPECIAL COUSINS, JASON MITCHELL OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM, ABRAM MITCHELL OF MONTROSE, CO, AND  DANNY THOMPSON OF TRINIDAD, CO. VERY SPECIAL FRIEND PAUL ROMERO AND HIS FAMILY FROM SPRINGER, ALSO MANY OTHER CLOSE FRIENDS TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST.

SHAWN WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS SENSE OF HUMOR AND MOSTLY FOR HIS GENEROUS HEART. HE WOULD GO OUT OF HIS WAY TO HELP A FRIEND IN NEED. HE WAS ALSO A VERY TALENTED ARTIST WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS AND GLASS ETCHINGS THAT HE SHARED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

IN CLOSING I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SON’S FAVORITE PRAYER – GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT TO THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE, THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN, AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION FOR SHAUN AT THE MAXWELL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, SUNDAY, JULY 21ST AT 2 PM WITH DEACON EDWARD OLONA AS THE CELEBRANT. DINNER WILL BE SERVED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS AT THE MAXWELL SCHOOL CAFETERIA.