Jose Francisco Gallegos Ponce de Leon

Jose Francisco Gallegos Ponce de Leon 

1971-2023  

Jose Francisco Gallegos Ponce de Leon, age 51, a resident of Santa Fe, passed away on Oct. 4, 2023. 

Services took place on Monday, Oct. 16, at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church. Interment followed at Our Lady of Belen Memorial Gardens.  

He is survived by his siblings, Anthony Moises, Ignacio Victor (Sarah) and Estella Feliz Horsburgh (Lawrence); nephews, Tony, Andrew and Cheo; nieces, Dessie, Gillian, Ana and Rose; grand-niece, Amaya; and numerous extended family and friends.  

Jose is preceded in death by his parents, Andres M. Gallegos and Aurelia T. Gallegos.  

He was a cherished and a loving uncle, brother and son. He was an adventurer, teacher and snowboarder. Jose loved to travel and had lived in London, England, Merida, Venezuela, Kunming, China, Washington, D.C., and in the states of Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas.  

He enjoyed literature, philosophy, music, poetry and was a student of Mandarin and Tai Chi. Jose was an avid guitar player and vocalist after having learned violin, piano, cello and bass instruments. Combining his favorite activities, Jose became a multilingual snowboarding and skiing instructor. 

Jose graduated from St. Mark’s High School in Dallas and went on to earn his BA in English from Southwestern U. in Georgetown, Texas, and his MA in Liberal Arts at St. John’s in Santa Fe.  

Please sign Jose’s online tribute at romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen.