Nevertheless, she assured parents that plans were underway to ensure the return to remote learning would run as smoothly as possible. It's a tragic loss for our state and especially a tragic loss for her family," he said. After weeks in office, and her selection as Chairwoman, she was nominated to be Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Education. She delighted in her faith journeywith a particular devotion to Mary and the Holy Familyand, at the same time, Karen saw the Spirit of God in all whose lives she touched, whatever their background. Trujillo, 50, was appointed interim superintendent in September 2019 and the LCPS Board of Education made the appointment permanent in February 2020. The late lifetime educator earned her bachelor'sand masters degreesin mathematics education from New Mexico State University, according to a news release from the Las Cruces school district. May 4, 1950 . Trujillo knew the importanceof relating to people, he said. Our Calendar | Obituary Lisa Marie Trujillo was born on July 6, 1962, in Pueblo, Colo., to parents Jose (Roger) and Ida Marie Castro. Sylvia Garcia, a teacher at Lynn Middle School, died from complications related to COVID-19 on Nov. 30. Dozens of Albuquerque Academy students volunteered to help unload and deliver the furnishings. Marie had been employed at Service Food, where she worked in many capacities. Sanchez said the news of her death left him gutted.. Trujillo, who herself left the commission because the governor had selected her to lead the Public Education Department, called Sanchez. My heart goes out to her family. She's really worked so hard trying to balance all the things that she could., Karen Trujillo column:Schools: Be the light, He first got to know Trujillo during that 2018 primary season, describing her as a genuine, warm person with a sense of humor. Karen Trujillo is the former New Mexico secretary of education. Nonprofits, businesses and all three school districts in the county also need to have louder voices in county government, Trujillo said. Most of the time, those marks--on your body or on your heart--are beautiful. He asked the community to instead of donating food to them, take it to homeless shelters and in lieu of flowers, said they wanted to create a scholarship fund for people to donate to. She was born on July 10, 1963 at . "She liked sports," Jaramillo said. Prior to that, she had served as state education secretary, having been appointed to the post by Gov. Service arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Bacas Funeral Chapels of Las Cruces, 300 E. Boutz Road, 527-2222. It's also important to be nimble when setting about these tasks. var width = jQuery(window).width();