IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Greg L.

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Medina

Jan 25, 1971 — Mar 23, 2014

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Greg was a forty three year old male, lifelong resident of Mora, New Mexico passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014 in Albuquerque , New Mexico. He was born on January 25, 1971 in Las Vegas, NM to Richard L. Medina and Fiddie Martinez -Medina. He was an entrepreneur in many ways, loving development of local business for the residents of Mora County. He began his first business at the age of 16, when he purchased a handful of VHS movies. He was still in high school so he set up a shelf of movies at his dad's feed-store business in Cleveland, New Mexico. He invested all his rental money into purchase of new movies during his high school years. He then opened his own Video Shop, "Video Master" in La Cordillera (Mora), New Mexico and his business grew to over five thousand movies, etc. When Greg found out that the movies industry was changing to DVD's, he decided to sell out all the videos and move to the first franchise in Mora County. He registered as a franchise with Pizza Pro and opened up the Pizza place in Mora. He later expanded that franchise to Pro Sub. Greg also worked for Blue Sky Tours for ten years in Albuquerque, New Mexico and sold Hawaii only vacations. He also sold vacations to Hawaii at his business in Mora. He had an active firework stand for many years. He also had a DJ business for many years. During his diagnosis of cancer, he was supported by so many in Mora County to include to Mora High School graduate class of 1989. He was loved by so many people in Mora County and surrounding counties, but especially by his family . He will be greatly missed. Vaya con Dios, Greg.He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather: Fermin Martinez; maternal grandmother: Luisita Chacon; paternal grandparents: Jose D. and Maria Medina.He is survived by his parents: Richard and Fiddie Medina of Mora, NM; sister: Doris Pacheco and husband Joseph of Mora, NM; brother: Herman Medina and wife Margaret of Brighton, CO; partner: Andrew Padilla of Raton, NM; nephews: Louis Pacheco and wife Crystal; Lesley Pacheco and wife Annette; Eric Medina and wife Adele; Nathan Medina and wife Linda; nieces: Kimberly Vega and husband Jaimé ; Sarah Archuleta and husband Jacob; numerous: aunts and uncles from Medina side and Martinez side, great nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many many friends.Prayer services will be on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 6:30 pm at Rogers Chapel in Las Vegas, NM with Pastor Tim Lucero Officiating. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 10:00am at Mt. Calvary Assembly of God Church in Mora, New Mexico with Pastor Wilfred Carrasco Officiating. Interment will follow at 11:00am at The Medina Family Cemetery in Encinal (Cleveland), New Mexico with Pastor Juan Romero Officiating. Serving as Casket Bearers will be Eric Medina, Nathan Medina, Louis Pacheco, Lesley Pacheco, Jacob Archuleta and Dean Martinez. Serving as Honorary Bearers will be all his cousins and his classmates of Mora High School Class of 1989.Please visit our website: www.rogersmortuarynm.com to sign our online register book.Arrangements are under the direction of Rogers Mortuary 600 Reynolds Ave Las Vegas, NM. 1-800-479-3511 or 505-425-3511.

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