Rivera, Benjamin Kenneth
Age 27, passed away May 30, 2016. He was born in Rio Rancho, NM on May 9, 1989, to Dr. Louis Raul Rivera and Karen Diane Dunbar-Rivera. He graduated from St. Pius X High School and he was a member of the ABQ Youth Symphony. He attended UNM for a degree in mathematics where he was a tutor in the C.A.P.S. program. He was employed by Bank of America as a Teller. He was preceded in death by his mother, Karen; grandparents, Kenneth and Marietta Dunbar, and Bertha Rivera. Benjamin is survived by his father, Louis Rivera; stepmother, Julia Rivera; siblings, Louis Christopher and Amber; Alexander Raul and Jen; Natalie LouAnn; Dominic Robert Richard; step-siblings, Quentin and Kelly, Olivia, and Elliott Romo; nieces, Sigourney, Leilani, and Cecilia; nephew, Porter; grandfather, Raul A. Rivera; aunts and uncles, Maria Brandon, Robert and Ginny Rivera, Richard Rivera, and Kevin and Geraldine Dunbar; and numerous cousins including Rachel, Angela, Kyle, and Theresa. Services are pending and will be updated on the Daniel's website when information becomes available. In lieu of flowers donations may be given in Benjamin 's honor to UNM Pre-College Science and Math program www.unmfund.org/fund/pre-college-science-math-program/ . To view information or leave a condolence please visit www.danielsfuneral.com
Daniels Family Funeral Services
4310 Sara Road SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
505-892-9920