Renee Mateer (Mateer) Humphrey

Renee Mateer Humphrey passed into God's long embrace on Thursday, January 12, 2023. She was surrounded by her family and passed away peacefully.

Renee was born in Pittsburgh, PA., to Howard and Rosemary Mateer (d.). She is survived by her husband, Mark; children, Kevin Humphrey, Jordan Jones, Megan Humphrey, and Kateland North; brother, Ron Mateer; sons-in-law, Jeff Jones and John North; and grandchildren, Amelia, Lilly, Jeffrey, Riley and Molly.

Renee spent her youth in a Pittsburgh suburb, Mount Washington, which overlooked the beautiful city of Pittsburgh. In those days, the only problem was that there was so much smog from steel mills that they had to turn on the streetlights during the day. Otherwise, you couldn't see the city!

She grew up in a neighborhood filled with children. Her closest friend was Jill, who became Renee's first fellow-traveler in life. Fellow-travelers' friendships endure forever. For Renee, they share her same love for and service to others, a strong faith in God, and a determination to do the hard things right. As Renee would say, "it's never too late to do the right thing." Other fellow-travelers have their own fellow-travelers which then connect with each other. They work like atoms that are attracted to each other to build a powerful network.

Renee spent most of her professional career working for investment firms, first in Pittsburgh and then in Albuquerque. Renee was beloved everywhere she worked because she made the complex look easy and controlled every detail of her operation perfectly. Most importantly, she made everyone's work a joy. Shortly after moving to Albuquerque, she met three fellow-travelers, JJ, Cyd and Chris.

While Renee really enjoyed her work, there was something more important in her life, having children. Renee patiently waited for Mark to come around to her way of thinking about having kids and then, boom!, God gave her the greatest gifts, Kevin, Jordan and Megan. You can see the results of her handywork when you meet any of her children. They are beautiful in everyway. She could not have loved them more or been more proud.

As a new mom, Renee connected with more fellow-travelers, Sharon, Stacy and Aubrey. They helped Renee execute on a perfect life for the kids. A perfect life does not mean a bed of roses. Like every family there were tears, pain and disappointments otherwise known as learning experiences.

One of those learning experiences was with the family hamster, Nugget. One of the kids had gotten a toy pink motorized car for Christmas. While versions of events vary among the witnesses, someone put Nugget in the driver's seat of the car and put it in drive. As the car sped away, it crashed into a wall. The hamster passed away a few days later. There were a lot of lessons learned.

As children grow, parents' relationships are formed through their children's school and activities. During that time, Renee's circle of fellow-travelers grew. Anne, Rose, Donna, Monica, Lisa and Abi linked into Renee's orbit. When the kids hit their high school years, Renee decided to go back to work, but not back to the business world. She worked at the same grade school that the children had attended, Sunset Mesa. The school had just built a pre-school campus and Renee helped open it. Working there was the closest thing to having her own children and she loved it. While there, her circle of fellow-travelers expanded to include Molly, Mary Helen, the Michelles and Heather.

Mark and Renee built three homes in Sandia Heights, one per child. People in these great neighborhoods all welcomed us with open arms and allowed Renee to connect with new fellow-travelers Adrian, Jana, Carolyn, Sarah, and MK.

Renee's first cancer diagnosis came in May of 2021 and began her treatment soon after. During these past 20 months, Renee did her best work. The diagnosis invigorated her to make every day count. She spent more than half of her time with her children who all live in Colorado. Her younger daughter Megan graduated with her masters from the University of Denver in June and her older daughter Jordan was married in October. Son Kevin works for a robotics company that works with NASA and other aerospace companies like Blue Origin. Renee loved celebrating all the kids' milestones.

Renee did everything with courage, grace and inspiration. Even as the cancer spread, you would be hard-pressed to know she was battling cancer. Renee had started to sell a line of women's clothing, Cabi, the year before her diagnosis. She committed to continuing that work and loved her teammates and clients. She always appreciated the support her Cabi team gave. Renee connected with new fellow-travelers, Cherrie, Ondrea, Jane and Kerri.

Renee's reach was boundless. She never knew a stranger and was loved by so many. Her love was also boundless; having so much she wanted to give. God takes our loved ones home after they have completed their earthly purpose. Renee was a gift to this world, and her light will continue to shine through the people that carry on her love and legacy.

In lieu of flowers or to remember Renee, please make a contribution to:

The Heart of Cabi Foundation- https://www.cabionline.com/foundation/donate/

Donate though Paypal-Indicate that the donation is being made in the name of Renee Humphrey.

Triple Negative Cancer Foundation-Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation tnbcfoundation.org/support-us/donate Make your gift a tribute gift to Renee Humphrey.