Wresting champ Abe Maestas takes skills to "next level"

Abe Maestas, a great Moosie wrestling champion, has taken his skills to the “next level”, where maybe he can meet up with family and friends who have preceded him in death, and they can all cheer on our state’s “home teams”—the Broncos and the Rockies. Yes, Abe died June 16, 2020 with his family at his side.

While he was at Moosie, Abe was the state wrestling champion. Those of you who wrestled with him, or cheered for him, please add your memories to our class website by clicking the “Message Forum” button on the left side of this page. This is a time to share our memories.

After high school, Abe enlisted and served in the Army National Guard for 6 years, and then for the next 30 years, he worked hard as a feeder driver at United Parcel Service (UPS) until he eventually retired.

He spent his retirement in the two places he loved the most, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Yuma, Arizona, where he and his wife of 58 years, Marie Louise Maestas, enjoyed the company of their family and friends together.

Abe told many stories about the dice games he and his wife, family, and friends would play while in Yuma. Abe was an avid Broncos and Rockies fan and never missed a game for either sport.

Abe told many stories about the dice games he and his wife, family, and friends would play while in Yuma. Abe was an avid Broncos and Rockies fan and never missed a game for either sport.

Abe was well known for his sarcasm, his witty sense of humor, and how deeply he loved all his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Marie Louise Maestas; his daughters: Annette (Manuel) Garcia, Lisa (Carlos) Spencer, and son Edward Maestas; fourteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren on the way; along with his siblings, Lovada Romero of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Richard J. (Lenora) Maestas of Commerce City, Colorado.

For more, please visit the Valley Courier website at https://alamosanews.com/article/albert-a-maestas-abe.