Jose Ignacio Baldonado

October 17, 1952 - January 4, 2020

1952-2020 Jose Ignacio (aka Joe or JB) Baldonado, age 67, life-long resident of Albuquerque, NM, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Texas Heart Institute/Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, TX. Joe was a loving husband, step father, brother, uncle, god father, cousin and friend. He is survived by loving wife of 31 years, Felice Baldonado; mother, Josie Baldonado; sisters, Mary Celsa Baldonado, Ramona Irene Sanchez and husband Cecil; nephews, Dominic Cuaron and David Sanchez; Niece Monica Sanchez; Great Nephew Daniel Schoppe; great nieces, Crystal Cuaron and Sydney Sanchez (God Daughter); sisters-in-law, Joan Beltran (Tony), Gloria Ulibarri (Roberto), Martha Muller (Eddie), Jeanette Benavidez (Randy), Vivian Martinez, Eva Crowther (Brad); brother-in-law, David Villanueva (Eleanor), John Flores; aunts Fidelma Romero, Vangie Hurst, Carmen Romero (Wilson) and many other loved ones. Joe is preceded in death by his father, Reynaldo Baldonado; step son, Andrew Vigil; grandparents, Jose Ignacio and Ramona Baldonado, Feliberto and Mariana Romero. He was a well-known musician in Albuquerque. He played bass guitar from 1969 through 2018 for Little Joe and the Blazers, the legendary Little Ralph, Bourguet Brothers, Los Coronados de Albuquerque, La Raza, Los Desperados, The Shoestrings, The Jesters, and Desert Springs. All services will be held at Ascension Church, 2150 Raymac Rd, SW, Albuquerque, beginning Friday, January 10, 2020, with Visitation at 5:00 PM and Rosary to be recited at 6:00 PM. On Saturday, January 11, 2020, Final Visitation at 9;00 AM and Funeral Msss at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Bosque Cemetery.Reception will follow in Parish Hall. Pallbearers will be David Sanchez, Carl J. Hurst, Floren Trujillo, Robert Ulibarri, John Flores, Christopher Crowther. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dominic Cuaron, Daniel Schoppe, Sydney Sanchez, Mike Gutierrez. Please sign Joe’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St. Belen, NM