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Angela Wade 1943-2025 Angela "Angel" Wade, 81, died on Feb.
Angela Wade 1943-2025 Angela "Angel" Wade, 81, died on Feb. 4, 2025, at her home in Artesia surrounded by family. Angel was born in Abernathy, Texas, to Leonard "Slim" Brooks and Evelyn Lorraine King Brooks. The family moved to Los Lunas when she was 3 years of age. Angel graduated from Los Lunas High School in 1961. After graduation, she went to work at KRZY radio as "Pete the Weather Girl," a nickname that stayed with her for the rest of her life. On Feb. 29, 1964, she met the love of her life, Michael D. Wade, at a KRZY-sponsored dance. Six weeks later, on April 11, 1964, they were married and enjoyed nearly 61 years together. Among her many talents, Angel was an avid bowler, participating in the sport for more than seven decades, a voracious reader, an accomplished seamstress and a master quilter. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Darrel; and her parents. Those left behind to cherish her memory include her husband, Michael; son, Terrill and wife, Lisa; son, Austin and wife, Antonia; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and her brother, Lafayette Brooks and wife, Donna. No services are scheduled at this time for Angel.
