Bolivar Arturo Geronimo Quintana was born in 1935 to the late Jose Maria Quintana and Alicia Torres Quintana. He was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, October 12, 2023, the feast of Our Lady of the Pillar during the hour of Mercy surrounded by his family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife of 57 years Elvira Cardenas Quintana, great granddaughter, Elvira Pio Martinez, his siblings, Pablo (Rose) Quintana, Elisa (Joe) Romero, Feloniz (Pete) Homdus, Amada Quintana, Azucena (Tony) Felix, and Oclides (Mike) Tenorio, in laws, Benjamin and Josefita Cardenas.
He is survived by his children, Sandra Quintana, Priscilla Quintana, Eli (Jan) Quintana, David (Teresa) Quintana, brother, Celestino (Clorinda) Quintana, grandchildren, Melany (Jason) Sandoval, Justin (Megan) Quintana, Danielle (Gilberto) Jaramillo, Felicity Gallegos, Brittany (Matt) Medina, 10 great-grandchildren, Lilliana, Abbigail, Gabriella, Jordan, Alexia, Elena Marie, Juliette, Eli Bolivar and Justin Jr., many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Bolivar was a Taos High School graduate, Army Veteran, a retired Molycorp Mine heavy equipment operator, board member and former ranger of El Salto Land Association, proud parishioner of Holy Trinity Parish and member of la leagua del Sagrado Corazon. He traveled the world, loved his home land and was a devout catholic who valued family above all else; he loved his family and he treasured his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A rosary will be recited on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 6 PM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Arroyo Seco. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 10 AM at Holy Trinity Church with internment to follow at the Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire, NM.
Arrangements by Rivera Family Funeral Home. To share a memory, please visit our website at www.riverafuneralhome.com.
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| Name | Bolivar Quintana |
| Date of Birth | 1935 |
| Date of Death | October 12th, 2023 |
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| Funeral Home | Rivera Family Funeral Home - Taos | |
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818 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur Taos NM 87571 United States |
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Thank you all for the beautiful comments, prayers and well wishes for our family. We greatly appreciate it. In my haste to submit the obituary and dealing with the great grief of loosing my superhero I forgot to name an important member of the great grandchildren Ella Sophia and I misspelled Liliana and Abagail’s name. Thank you once again for all your well wishes and love.
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I am so sorry. I have seen him puttering around the area for years. I remember fondly when he and worked closely together keeping the El Salto water system running. He was such a wonderful advisor. My condolences to all his family he as such a wonderful man.
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Dear Pres, Sandra and Family.
I was so saddened to hear of Bolivar passing. We are such good friends and family. He is in heaven with my Tio Alejandro and cousins fishing and hanging out. I will miss my friend dearly. Please call if you need anything. Love you guys always and always.....
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To the Quintana Family, my sincere condolences for your loss. Mr. Boilvar always acknowledged me when he saw me around Taos because he and my dad were such good friends at the mine. My dad as he would call him “El Joné” was also a heavy equipment operator. Dad always had good stories of work buddies, mostly of cooking and sharing lunch. Carne de boregito & papitas con tortillas. Rest in Peace Mr. Bolivar.
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Felicity, so sorry to hear of your Grandpa’s passing. Be assured that he has passed into a better life with our Lord. Our prayers are with you and your family.
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Sandra, Priscilla, Eli, David & all the Quintana familia, my sincere condolences on the loss of your dad & great primo Bolivar. May the Lord comfort you all during this difficult time.
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To my beautiful family. We are all so heartbroken to hear about our Tio Bolivar. We thank God that we were able to see him and spend time with you all last year. I will always remember the love he had for my Tia and all of you. I love how he and your mom taught you all how to love God, love each other and carry on the values of family and unity. Father God, please be with the Quintana family at this sad time. Allow them to feel your love and comfort them. Give them peace I ask in Jesus name- Amen
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Mel, Priscilla and Felicity,
Sending you condolences for your loss of Mr. Quintana. I know you were all close to him and loved him very much. Be assured of my prayers.
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