Graveside services for Pedro “Pete” Dominguez, 91, will be held on Wed., Sept. 5, 2018 in the Twin Oaks Cemetery in Artesia, NM.
Pedro M. Dominguez, known to many as Pete, was born Aug. 1, 1929 in Grandfalls, TX to the home of Julia (Mendoza) and Seferino Dominguez, and died Aug. 30, 2018 in Clovis, NM. Pete was raised in Dexter, NM. His first job was on a farm in Otis, NM near Carlsbad. He was drafted in 1945, and served in the US Navy. Following the war, came back to New Mexico and was working on a farm near Artesia when he met his future wife, Estella Hernandez. Their first date was a to attend a dance in Artesia. On Feb. 14, 1947 they were married. In 1954, they moved to Portales, and Pete opened an auto body repair shop. Later he drove the wrecker for the local Ford dealership. Then in 1987, Pete went to work for the New Mexico State Highway Dept. where he eventually became a supervisor. Pete retired in 1997 to care for his wife until her death later that same year. After Stella’s death, he operated a small body shop at his home, and took care of his grandchildren. He had made his home in Clovis since 2014. Pete was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church.
He is survived by two sons, Enrique “Kiki” Dominguez of Albuquerque and Guadalupe “Lupe” Dominguez of Clovis; a daughter, Gloria Aguilar of Clovis; three grandchildren, Jooli Duran, Benjamin Aguilar and Angel Chacon; 7 great-grandchildren, Antonio and Sydni Duran, Hayle and Marley Aguilar, Keyona, Kristian and Kage Zamora, and Veronica and Valerie Olguin; 5 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Alyce Delgado of Roswell. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Jerry, John and Alvino Dominguez; two sisters, Delores and Ramona; a daughter Ina Tovar; a grandson, Miguel Olguin; and by his beloved wife, Stella who died Nov. 15, 1997.
