Mark Anthony Basham, born on the 20th of December, 1959, died on Easter Day.
Preceded in death by his beloved parents, Judy (Encinias) and Albert "Austin" Basham; survived by his dear sister, Donna "Espy", and his three children [with his former wife, Katherine Ann Dettmer; m. 1989], Jordan, Mack, and Austin, he passed away in the embrace of his kids.
Santa Fe was his heart; he tried to serve it well, first as City Attorney, later as Probate Judge, always as a love-struck advocate, stupefied by the breadth of the sky. He left only to return, coming home after graduating from Princeton University, coming home after completing his JD at the University of New Mexico Law School, coming home to the mountains and high deserts that filled him with the swelling pride that strikes this state's native sons. Many friends loved him. Many friends will miss him. With his cabin up in Pecos, he achieved one of his life's dreams and shared it freely and generously, as if in disbelief of his luck.
In his last days, he was fortunate enough to have the companionship of Lisa Estrada, to whom he dictated his own short obituary. He signed it as his mother used to sign her letters and messages to him, now addressed to the residents of his cherished city, to the friends that loved him, and to his family, all of whom he must regrettably leave behind. Con cariño.
Preceded in death by his beloved parents, Judy (Encinias) and Albert "Austin" Basham; survived by his dear sister, Donna "Espy", and his three children [with his former wife, Katherine Ann Dettmer; m. 1989], Jordan, Mack, and Austin, he passed away in the embrace of his kids.
Santa Fe was his heart; he tried to serve it well, first as City Attorney, later as Probate Judge, always as a love-struck advocate, stupefied by the breadth of the sky. He left only to return, coming home after graduating from Princeton University, coming home after completing his JD at the University of New Mexico Law School, coming home to the mountains and high deserts that filled him with the swelling pride that strikes this state's native sons. Many friends loved him. Many friends will miss him. With his cabin up in Pecos, he achieved one of his life's dreams and shared it freely and generously, as if in disbelief of his luck.
In his last days, he was fortunate enough to have the companionship of Lisa Estrada, to whom he dictated his own short obituary. He signed it as his mother used to sign her letters and messages to him, now addressed to the residents of his cherished city, to the friends that loved him, and to his family, all of whom he must regrettably leave behind. Con cariño.
Mark Anthony Basham, born on the 20th of December, 1959, died on Easter Day.
Preceded in death by his beloved parents, Judy (Encinias) and Albert "Austin" Basham; survived by his dear sister, Donna "Espy", and his three children [with his former wife, Katherine Ann Dettmer; m. 1989], Jordan, Mack, and Austin, he passed away in the embrace of his kids.
Santa Fe was his heart; he tried to serve it well, first as City Attorney, later as Probate Judge, always as a love-struck advocate, stupefied by the breadth of the sky. He left only to return, coming home after graduating from Princeton University, coming home after completing his JD at the University of New Mexico Law School, coming home to the mountains and high deserts that filled him with the swelling pride that strikes this state's native sons. Many friends loved him. Many friends will miss him. With his cabin up in Pecos, he achieved one of his life's dreams and shared it freely and generously, as if in disbelief of his luck.
In his last days, he was fortunate enough to have the companionship of Lisa Estrada, to whom he dictated his own short obituary. He signed it as his mother used to sign her letters and messages to him, now addressed to the residents of his cherished city, to the friends that loved him, and to his family, all of whom he must regrettably leave behind. Con cariño.
Preceded in death by his beloved parents, Judy (Encinias) and Albert "Austin" Basham; survived by his dear sister, Donna "Espy", and his three children [with his former wife, Katherine Ann Dettmer; m. 1989], Jordan, Mack, and Austin, he passed away in the embrace of his kids.
Santa Fe was his heart; he tried to serve it well, first as City Attorney, later as Probate Judge, always as a love-struck advocate, stupefied by the breadth of the sky. He left only to return, coming home after graduating from Princeton University, coming home after completing his JD at the University of New Mexico Law School, coming home to the mountains and high deserts that filled him with the swelling pride that strikes this state's native sons. Many friends loved him. Many friends will miss him. With his cabin up in Pecos, he achieved one of his life's dreams and shared it freely and generously, as if in disbelief of his luck.
In his last days, he was fortunate enough to have the companionship of Lisa Estrada, to whom he dictated his own short obituary. He signed it as his mother used to sign her letters and messages to him, now addressed to the residents of his cherished city, to the friends that loved him, and to his family, all of whom he must regrettably leave behind. Con cariño.
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