Chama's First Mayor Celebrates 100th Birthday
Special to the SUN Â Â Â Eddie Esteban Vigil Jr., Chamaâs first mayor, on Dec. 26 turned 100. Itâs been 52 years since he held that position. Â Â Â He now lives in Albuquerque with his daughter Linda, and his wife of 73 years, Luz Gallegos-Vigil. Â Â Â His son Ernest Vigil, the youngest among 10 children, stood outside the Chama Chevron on a recent December day, and said, âMy dad was the luckiest man in the world.â Â Â Â Ernest sat in his vintage Full Moon trailer office as he recounted his fatherâs start. Â Â Â Eddieâs luck sta...
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