Raymond Montano Jr

IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF RAYMOND 'PETE" MONTANO. RAYMOND PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 62 IN ROSWELL NM ON FEBRUARY 11, 2025. BELOVED HUSBAND TO EMILEEN MONTANO AND DEVOTED FATHER TO MELANIE COBB, JAMIE GARCIA, ANGELIE GARCIA, RAYMOND MONTANO AND LUIS MONTANO.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS RAYMOND MONTANO SR AND MAGADELENA MONTANO. HIS SIBLINGS RICKY MONTANO, CINDY GOMEZ, SYLVIA TRUJILLO, RODNEY MONTANO, AND VINETTA MONTANO. HE WAS A LOVING GRANDFATHER TO DAVID LUCERO, COLE COBB, KAYLA COBB, AMELIA COBB, XAVIER RAMOS, ZAYDEN RAMOS, NEVAEHA MONTANO, AMAYA MONTANO, AMELIA MONTANO AND GREAT GRAND CHILDREN JOHNATHAN COBB AND ARABELA PEREZ. HE WAS LOVED BY MANY INCLUDING NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS AND FRIENDS.

EVERYONE ENJOYED HIS PRESENCE. HE WAS VERY KIND HEARTED AND HAD A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. HE KNEW HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AND FEEL SEEN. HE HAD A PASSION FOR COACHING AND PLAYING BASKETBALL AND RIDING HIS HARLEY WITH HIS FRIENDS. HE WAS A CAR ENTHUSIAST, AND ENJOYED WOOD WORKING. AS A COACH HE WAS ABLE TO MENTOR AND ENCOURAGE THE KIDS TO BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE ON AND OFF THE COURT. HE HAD A BLAST ENJOYING HIS RUMMY NIGHTS AND MAKING CHERISHED MEMORIES WITH KIDS, SHARING LAUGHTER, STORIES AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME TOGETHER.

WHILE WE MOURN HIS PASSING. WE CELEBRATE A LIFE WELL LIVED AND MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES HE LEAVES BEHIND. MAY HE REST IN ETERNAL PEACE. WE LOVE YOU.

THE RECITATION OF THE ROSARY WILL BE AT 12:45PM ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025, ST JUDE CATHOLIC MISSION IN SAN PATRICIO, NM. THE MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE ROSARY. INTERMENT WILL BE AT ST. JUDE CATHOLIC CEMETERY.