After many years of battling a serious illness, Charles Esquibel 83, a devoted Catholic, of Las Vegas, passed away on October 20, 2022 with his loving wife, Martha, and family by his side. He was born on August 23, 1939, the ninth child of twelve, born to Emilio Esquibel Sr. and Libradita Tafoya in Ledoux, NM. He worked on the family ranch as a young boy, later moving to Wyoming where he worked on the railroad helping to support his mother and siblings. In 1956 he met his wife, Martha in Los Angeles, California. Charles and Martha were joined in marriage on February 24,1959. Together they raised a family of four children. His passion was singing, and he was an actor and singer in various Spanish/Mexican theatrical plays. He also played the guitar and loved performing on stage artistically connecting to a character and the audience. In the 60's and 70's he was a truck driver for Ram's Express later establishing Pavon Furniture, a family made chain of stores throughout California with his brother, Alfonso and their wives. He was a master furniture designer, builder, and upholsterer teaching his wife to create sofa sets that were very popular in the industry. He was well-known for his outstanding craftsmanship throughout Southern California. He later worked independently on his furniture business and returned home to be closer to family in Las Vegas, NM In the 80's and 90's he was employed by New Mexico Highlands University as an upholsterer, a boiler room operator, and eventually retiring as a plumber. He received his plumbing and heating contractor's license, and he was the owner and operator of Chase Plumbing and Heating. He was a member of the NMHU Mariachi band always loving to perform. He was also a hard working cattleman raising and selling registered Red Limousin Bulls, a French breed of beef cattle. He enthusiastically worked everyday of his life committed to his cattle ranches and animals in Ledoux until he su ff ered a severe stroke in 2009. He lived the remainder of his life with challenging health issues continuing to be strong at heart and devoted to his family and his Catholic faith. He loved spending time with family and friends especially his grandchildren. He was greatly loved, and he will be extremely missed. Charles was preceded in death by his son, Vincent, parents, and siblings Jenny, Julia, Emilio Sr., Alfred, Ted, Grace, Fred, Alfonso, and Grace. He is survived by his wife, Martha, and children Theresa, Lisa (Mark) Guerin, and Mark. Grandchildren, Vincent Jr., Tanya, Dominic, Christopher, Kristin (Ramon) Arenivar, and Juliana. Great-granddaughters Arria and Aubree his greatest joys. Siblings Antonio (Deborah) Esquibel and Ernestine (d.Charles) Oden. Special nephew Je ff (Darlene) Esquibel Rosary services will be held at Immaculate Conception Church on October 28 at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services October 29 at 9:00 a.m. Burial October 30th at 3:00 p.m. Mount Calvary Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be, Mark Esquibel, Dominic Guerin, Christopher Flores, Juliana Guerin, Mark Guerin, Antonio Esquibel, Je ff Esquibel, Ramon Arenivar and Melissa Ramirez. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to EWTN | 5817 Old Leeds Rd. | Irondale, AL 35210 | 1-800-447-3986 | VIEWER@EWTN.COM . A Catholic channel network he strongly supported throughout his life. Special thank you to his caregivers Melissa Ramirez and Raul Marquez.

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