- Date Of Birth: November 27, 1938
- Date Of Death: June 1, 2023
- State: New Mexico
Adelina “Lina” E. Chavez of Aztec passed away quietly, on Thursday, June 1, 2023. She was born November 28, 1938 to Hilario and Amalia Sanchez in La Jara, New Mexico.
She grew up in La Jara, New Mexico until her family relocated to Aztec in her teens. On January 11, 1958 she married Abraham “Abe” Chavez at Santo Nino Catholic church in La Jara. She was a devoted mother, wife and homemaker who raised five children. In 1978, she received her cosmetology license and shortly after, opened Vogue Beauty Shop in Aztec New Mexico, which she operated until 1989. Lina and Abe then spent their next several years traveling to various locations around the world.
Lina Chavez was very independent and encouraged her children and grandchildren to be independent.
