The La Jara chronicle., 1910-03-18
The La lara Chronicle.
IN the CENTER OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING AT
LA JARA, COLORADO.
IN MEMORIAM.

IN MEMORIAM.
As the great and glorious sun shone
forth and gave his heat and light to
the living OF earth, the death angel
visited Ortiz, Colo, on the morning
of March 10th, and took from the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ortiz
their daughter, Maria Rafaelita, at
$40 n. m.
Maria Rafaelita Ortiz was born at
Ortiz, Colorado. July Z, 1891. and
lived here with her parents until the
time of her death. being IL years.
months and 3 days old. Rafaelita
was a girl who possessed SO klnd
and lovable disposition that she
will never be forgotten. and she Will
ever live in the hearts of those who
knew her best Her ideas of duty
at home were very strong for one so
young and she was a faithful helper
to her mother and all other members
of the family, never timing in trying
to do for the happiness of others.
Her life at school was the same as
that at home always mindful of the
| pi' - VI itl l'i.AS N't biAo
of her own. The funeral was held
at Ortiz Catholic Mission church
March II, 1910. at 10 o'clock "A. m.
being attended by many re'atives and
| friends. The day was bright ana
beautiful and the funeral was the
largest held in many years at Ortiz
Wreathes, bouquets and cut flowers
as tributes of respect and sympathy
were given by many friends.
The silver cord is loosed. the gol-
den bowl is broken and precious
one from us has gone.
A voice we loved is still:
\ place is vacant in our home and
school
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given,
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in heaven.
ALFONSO w. MUSE.
The following is a tribute of respect
from the teachers and pupils of the
Ortiz public school:
To the Memory of Our Dear Pupil and
Playmate, Maria Rafaelita Ortiz:
Inasmuch as it has pleased the
Great Master and Teacher to visit
our school and take from its number
our dear Rafaelita, we bow in humble
| submission, knowing it is the viii of
our Father in Heaven who doeth all
| things well 1t is hard for us to
realize why she should have been
called away while in the bloom OF
youth, yet it is one of those myster-
| les we cannot understand and some
day when time is not reconed by days
and years we will then see the gol-
den sheen of Our Fathers love and
care shining over and around it all.
Therefore Resolved; That in the
death of Maria Rafaelita Ortiz our
school has lost an industrious pu-
pill and kind and loving playmate.
Resolved; That we do deeply sym
pathize with the father and mother,
brothers and sisters, and that we eX-
press to them our deepest regret for
their great loss.
Resolved further; that the following
lines express our thoughts of our de-
parted friend:
Sleep on Rafaelita and take thy rest;
Lay thy head upon thy Savior's
breast;
We love thee we'll, but Jesus loves
thee best.
Dear Rafaelita, good bye.
Calm is thy slumber as an infants
sleep,
but thou shall wake no more to toll
and weep;
Thine is perfect rest. secure and
deep;
Dear Rafaelita, good bye.
Until the shadows from earth are
cast,
Until He gathers in His sheaves at
last,
Until the twilight of gloom be our
past,
Dear Rafae.ita, good bye.
Until the Easter glory lights the skies,
Until the dead in Jesus shall arise,
And he shall come, but not in lowly
guise,
Dear Rafae,ita. good bye.
Until made beautiful by love divine.
Thou in the likeness of thy lord shall
shine;
And we shall bring that golden crown
of thine,