Maxine Ramona Gamino

Maxine Ramona Gamino, age 79 passed away on June 3, 2015: Maxine was born May 24, 1936 in Taos New Mexico, the daughter of Helen Romero and Frank Sandoval. At the age of 15, Maxine moved to Denver where she met and married Boniface Salu Gamino in 1952. Maxine did not finish high school but she obtained her GED and went on to work for Denver Head Start as a community aide. She enjoyed helping underprivileged children and families enroll in services to help them excel. She also spent many hours volunteering at St. Anthony of Padua Church. She was a member and past president of Las Hermanas and also enjoyed playing cards with her friends. Maxine was an excellent cook, volunteering for senior lunches, funerals, weddings and many other events. She was an avid Gardner making her flowers one of her pride and joy every spring and summer. Salu and Maxine remained in Denver where they raised their 6 children. Anthony, Ron, Frank, Yolanda Gamino, Roberta (Brian) Keller and Carla Lira. She also raised one Granddaughter, Elizabeth Alvarado. Maxine was survived by Salu, her husband of 63 years, 15 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild. She is also survived by 5 sisters and 1 brother. Maxine was well-known throughout the community because of her loving heart and generosity. She will be greatly missed by all those who had the honor of being part of her life. As many of you know this has been a very difficult time for Salu and the Gamino family. Many people have expressed their willingness to help and we thought this would be a great way for those to express their support. Here is a link for a GoFundMe to help the Gaminos during this difficult time. You can even write a message with your donation and I will make sure it is received. Thank you again for all the love this past week, you are all truly remarkable! Click here to support In Loving Memory of Maxine Gamino by Melissa Keller Dear Family & Friends, I can't begin to express the depth of my gratitude for all the amazing support the Gamino family has received so far surrounding the passing... Click here to support In Loving Memory of Maxine Gamino by Melissa Keller at GOFUNDME.COM. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gofundme.com%2Fmaxinegamino&h=EAQEjxKBz Carla [email protected] God saw she was getting tired and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around her and whispered, "Come with me". With tearful eyes we watched her suffer and saw her fade away. Although we loved her dearly, we could not make her stay. A golden heart stopped beating; hard working hands put to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best Previous Events Rosary JUN 15. 7:00 PM (MT) St. Anthony of Padua 3801 W. Ohio Ave. Denver, CO 80219 Loading map Funeral Mass JUN 16. 10:00 AM (MT) St. Anthony of Padua 3801 W. Ohio Ave. Denver, CO 80219 Loading map