Alma Franco Obituary

January 25, 1953-January 5, 2008. Alma May Franco, 54, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 5, 2008. She was a lifelong resident of Colorado Springs. Alma was born on January 25, 1953 to Adolph and Rosie (Gonzales) Blair. She was one of nine children. On April 28, 1978 Alma married Miguel "Mike" Franco, Jr., who passed away in 2006. She is survived by her four daughters: Tracy A. Vigil, Shelly M. Romero, Gwendolyn D. Franco and Rosie L. Franco; fourteen grandchildren: Anthony Franco, Samantha Rose, Shayla, Ashley, Celia, Ciarra, Aaliyah, Jay, Dezaree, Juan Miguel, Antonio, Alaina Alma Sue, David and Shireese Alma May; her mother: Rosie Lopez and her four sisters: Barbara Lorio, JoAnna Blair, Debra Sandoval and Betty Jo Guzman and her three brothers: Fred, Ricky and Glen Blair. Her father: Adolph; her husband: Miguel; and her brother: Vernon preceded her in death. A Memorial Service will be at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Shrine of Remembrance "America the Beautiful" Chapel of Roses.