Rodney Allen Billy Baldonado

January 28, 1954 - March 23, 2020

1954-2020 Rodney Allen Billy Baldonado, age 66, a resident of Albuquerque, NM, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, March 23, 2020. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Peralta, NM. “Billy” attended Los Lunas High School and later graduated from Albuquerque High School. After graduation, he went on to serve in the New Mexico National Guard, Battery B, in Belen, NM. After an honorable discharge, he remained a resident of Albuquerque and surrounding area. Billy loved being outdoors and tending to his garden and watering everything he planted. He had a “green thumb” and could make anything grow. He was a great man, a patient man who took his time to do things right. Billy loved roosters, which he raised and cared for, as well as his beloved companions, his dogs. He will be greatly missed. May he have peace and serenity in Heaven and may the Lord bless him. Billy is preceded in death by his parents, Salomon and Adelina Baldonado; brothers, Salomon, Jr.; Odelio, Manuelito; Gilbert; Randy and Stevie; sisters, Mary Pena and Beatrice Medina; nephew, Salomon; nieces, Marietta and Dorian. He is survived by his daughter, Billie Duff; sons, Rodney (Monica); Allen (Sonya) Baldonado; grandsons, Robert, Xavier and Anthony; granddaughters, Mia, Angelic, Claire, Adelina and Mariana; great-grandson, Michael; brothers, Richard (Frances) and Lito (Yolanda) Baldonado; sisters, Gloria (Toby) Chavez, Carmen Luna and Lucia (Lonnie) Spicher; nephews, Michael, Marty, Gerald, Melquaides, Anthony, Richard, Arty, Lito and Gilbert; nieces, Odelia, Loretta, Shirley, Darla, Phylis, Judy, Veronica, Sandra, Deeanda, Suzy, Valerie, Brenda, Lisa, Yolanda, Crystal and Bridgette. Special thank you to his sister, Gloria and her husband, Toby Chavez, and niece, Yolanda Moya, for caring for Billy while he was sick. Also thank you to his brother, Richard Baldonado, for assisting in caring for him until his passing. A Rosary will take place at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Valencia Catholic Cemetery. Please sign Billy’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM