Raphael Boge

Raphael Eugene ("Gene") Boge, (1939-2007), 67, loving husband and father, woodworker, religious artist, and designer of Holy Trinity Park in downtown Taos, New Mexico, passed away from natural causes in his home in Taos on July 16, 2007. Born in Amarillo, Texas on June 16, 1939, most of Gene's youth and adult life were lived in Wisconsin. A 1963 graduate of St. Norberts College of DePere, Wisconsin, Gene served our nation with the US Army and Army Reserves in an armored unit, achieving the rank of Captain before his honorable discharge. He retired to Taos almost two decades ago, and was known for his deep, abiding, and transparent Catholic faith, the positive messages enshrined in Holy Trinity Park, and as a person deeply concerned for the plights of the lonely and underprivileged.

Gene was preceded in death by his mother, Aurelia (Flynn) Boge; father, Raymond Boge; and his two sisters Janette and Patricia. He was survived by his three children Bart (Illinois), Sarah and Michele (Wisconsin), and five grandchildren: Abigail, Isabel, Frances, Connor, and Elaina

Memorial services, including a Catholic mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Taos will be held on Friday, August 03, 2007 at 10 AM, and a military funeral at the Santa Fe National Cemetery will be held on Monday, August 06, 2007 at 10 AM.