Lola Grice

Lola Grice’s beautiful journey on earth ended Friday October 11, 2024 at 2:43 am in Tucson, Arizona.

Lola Grice aka Ida Dolorita Baca Salas born Thursday, April 3, 1930 at 6:15 AM in San Francisco, New Mexico with the help of her Grandmother Marcelina Baca who was also a neighbor.

Lola was the youngest of six children, born to Alvino and Elvira Baca Salas.

She was preceded in death by 4 siblings: brothers: Santa Cruz,

Didio, Alvinito and sister Crucita Ortega, her son Charles Haskel, her grandson James “Shane”Richardson, her husband James Leemon & son-in-law James B Richardson.

She leaves behind her sister, Alice Hall, daughter, Gloria Jeanne Grice Richardson , son James Alvin and wife Donna Steele, six grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, one sister-in-law Tommie Grice and many nieces and nephews.

Lola was an educator. She retired after 39 1/2 years, she was a teacher, teaching principal, religion teacher and reading specialist. Lola taught school with lots of love, caring, class and discipline not to mention lots of fun.

Lola came out of retirement to help her husband manage their pawn shop in Albuquerque. Lola also sold jewelry on layaway to all of her friends, family and acquaintances not to mention she also managed their rental properties in Albuquerque and Socorro.

She was a perfectionist in all careers .

There simply are no words to describe the empty void she leaves behind in our family and all the hearts she touched in her 94 years.

Services for Lola as follows: