Bert Baca Age 63, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Santa Fe.
Bert is survived by his son, Matthew Baca; his brother, Alfred Baltazar (“Baltie”) Baca, Esq.; his sister, Marie Wafer; his two nephews: Marvin Wafer, Jr. and his family, and Michael Wafer and his family; his niece, Michelle Wafer; and countless lifelong and very close friends.
Bert was born on January 6, 1948, in Las Vegas, NM to Mary Rose Lucero and Joseph Baltazar Baca but grew up in Santa Fe after moving there in the fourth grade. He spent many of his childhood summers on his grandparents’, Cruz Baca and Tiburcia Baca’s, ranch in Cubero, NM. It was in Cubero where he learned to ride horses and cultivated his lifelong love of the outdoors, animals, and ranching. He graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1966, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team. After working several jobs in Santa Fe, Bert took up, for a short while, working in two savings and loan companies in Denver, CO. Soon thereafter, he went to work for another savings and loan, as a construction loan officer, in Anchorage, Alaska. But, Bert’s love of the outdoors caused him to resign from his indoor jobs and take up working rodeos throughout the West, sometimes as a bull rider and, often, quietly working behind the scenes. This love for the West led Bert to live in Alaska, Colorado, Montana, and ultimately back in his home of Santa Fe. Throughout his life, Bert worked on ranches and rodeos, was a riding instructor and, put simply, a cowboy or vaquero. In 2009, the Santa Fe New Mexican featured Bert in an article about how he was born to be a cowboy.
He spent free time on creative hobbies such as stone carving, jewelry, photography, and even acting as an extra in cowboy films such as “3:10 to Yuma.” Bert Baca’s feisty spirit, loyalty, and unbridled and unique sense of humor will be remembered.
Bert is survived by his son, Matthew Baca; his brother, Alfred Baltazar (“Baltie”) Baca, Esq.; his sister, Marie Wafer; his two nephews: Marvin Wafer, Jr. and his family, and Michael Wafer and his family; his niece, Michelle Wafer; and countless lifelong and very close friends.
Bert was born on January 6, 1948, in Las Vegas, NM to Mary Rose Lucero and Joseph Baltazar Baca but grew up in Santa Fe after moving there in the fourth grade. He spent many of his childhood summers on his grandparents’, Cruz Baca and Tiburcia Baca’s, ranch in Cubero, NM. It was in Cubero where he learned to ride horses and cultivated his lifelong love of the outdoors, animals, and ranching. He graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1966, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team. After working several jobs in Santa Fe, Bert took up, for a short while, working in two savings and loan companies in Denver, CO. Soon thereafter, he went to work for another savings and loan, as a construction loan officer, in Anchorage, Alaska. But, Bert’s love of the outdoors caused him to resign from his indoor jobs and take up working rodeos throughout the West, sometimes as a bull rider and, often, quietly working behind the scenes. This love for the West led Bert to live in Alaska, Colorado, Montana, and ultimately back in his home of Santa Fe. Throughout his life, Bert worked on ranches and rodeos, was a riding instructor and, put simply, a cowboy or vaquero. In 2009, the Santa Fe New Mexican featured Bert in an article about how he was born to be a cowboy.
He spent free time on creative hobbies such as stone carving, jewelry, photography, and even acting as an extra in cowboy films such as “3:10 to Yuma.” Bert Baca’s feisty spirit, loyalty, and unbridled and unique sense of humor will be remembered.
Bert Baca Age 63, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Santa Fe.
Bert is survived by his son, Matthew Baca; his brother, Alfred Baltazar (“Baltie”) Baca, Esq.; his sister, Marie Wafer; his two nephews: Marvin Wafer, Jr. and his family, and Michael Wafer and his family; his niece, Michelle Wafer; and countless lifelong and very close friends.
Bert was born on January 6, 1948, in Las Vegas, NM to Mary Rose Lucero and Joseph Baltazar Baca but grew up in Santa Fe after moving there in the fourth grade. He spent many of his childhood summers on his grandparents’, Cruz Baca and Tiburcia Baca’s, ranch in Cubero, NM. It was in Cubero where he learned to ride horses and cultivated his lifelong love of the outdoors, animals, and ranching. He graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1966, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team. After working several jobs in Santa Fe, Bert took up, for a short while, working in two savings and loan companies in Denver, CO. Soon thereafter, he went to work for another savings and loan, as a construction loan officer, in Anchorage, Alaska. But, Bert’s love of the outdoors caused him to resign from his indoor jobs and take up working rodeos throughout the West, sometimes as a bull rider and, often, quietly working behind the scenes. This love for the West led Bert to live in Alaska, Colorado, Montana, and ultimately back in his home of Santa Fe. Throughout his life, Bert worked on ranches and rodeos, was a riding instructor and, put simply, a cowboy or vaquero. In 2009, the Santa Fe New Mexican featured Bert in an article about how he was born to be a cowboy.
He spent free time on creative hobbies such as stone carving, jewelry, photography, and even acting as an extra in cowboy films such as “3:10 to Yuma.” Bert Baca’s feisty spirit, loyalty, and unbridled and unique sense of humor will be remembered.
Bert is survived by his son, Matthew Baca; his brother, Alfred Baltazar (“Baltie”) Baca, Esq.; his sister, Marie Wafer; his two nephews: Marvin Wafer, Jr. and his family, and Michael Wafer and his family; his niece, Michelle Wafer; and countless lifelong and very close friends.
Bert was born on January 6, 1948, in Las Vegas, NM to Mary Rose Lucero and Joseph Baltazar Baca but grew up in Santa Fe after moving there in the fourth grade. He spent many of his childhood summers on his grandparents’, Cruz Baca and Tiburcia Baca’s, ranch in Cubero, NM. It was in Cubero where he learned to ride horses and cultivated his lifelong love of the outdoors, animals, and ranching. He graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1966, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team. After working several jobs in Santa Fe, Bert took up, for a short while, working in two savings and loan companies in Denver, CO. Soon thereafter, he went to work for another savings and loan, as a construction loan officer, in Anchorage, Alaska. But, Bert’s love of the outdoors caused him to resign from his indoor jobs and take up working rodeos throughout the West, sometimes as a bull rider and, often, quietly working behind the scenes. This love for the West led Bert to live in Alaska, Colorado, Montana, and ultimately back in his home of Santa Fe. Throughout his life, Bert worked on ranches and rodeos, was a riding instructor and, put simply, a cowboy or vaquero. In 2009, the Santa Fe New Mexican featured Bert in an article about how he was born to be a cowboy.
He spent free time on creative hobbies such as stone carving, jewelry, photography, and even acting as an extra in cowboy films such as “3:10 to Yuma.” Bert Baca’s feisty spirit, loyalty, and unbridled and unique sense of humor will be remembered.
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