Sarah Marie De Lorenzo

Life Story of Sarah Marie De Lorenzo

Sarah was born on March 11, 1925 in Trinidad Colorado. Her parents are Leo Gonzales and Ascencion (Mary) Benavidez Gonzales. She was the oldest of 4 children. Sarah graduated from Trinidad High School in 1943 and married Bernard Richard Espinosa, also of Trinidad, shortly after graduation. Richard was in the Army and was killed on June 8, 1944 in France during the Normandy Invasion.

Sarah attended Beauty School in Trinidad, Colorado and was working in La Junta in 1946 when she met Nick De Lorenzo. They were married on April 28, 1946. Nick and Sarah moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1950, where they bought a home in which she resided until her death.

She was a cook for the public schools, Immanual Presbyterian Church and Monroe's Restaurant. She also was a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader, room mother and all-round support for her kids and grandkids. Her home was always open to young people who needed a place to live, fostering nieces, nephews, and friends of her kids. In addition, she provided childcare for her grandkids, great-grandkids, nieces, nephews and neighbor kids. She retired in 1980 and she and Nick spent a lot of time in La Junta, Colorado on their son's farm. She enjoyed cooking, knitting, growing beautiful plants and flowers, fishing, camping and visiting with family.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Richard Espinosa and Nick De Lorenzo, her brothers, Gilbert Gonzales and Orlando Gonzales, her sister, Bernadine Gayet, a grandson, Nick E.F. De Lorenzo and a great-grandson, Dylan Cosbey. Sarah is survived by her 5 children, Nicki Evans, Donald De Lorenzo and his wife Janice, Jon De Lorenzo, David De Lorenzo and Mary De Lorenzo and her husband, Craig Barlow. Sarah had 12 Grandchildren, 15 Great-Grandchildren, 2 Great-Great Grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 13th at 5:00 pm followed by a rosary at 6:00 pm at FRENCH-Wyoming. Mass will be held on Monday, October 14th at 10:00 am at Our Lady of Fatima Church. Interment will follow mass at Sunset Memorial Park.