Cynthia Marie Lucero DeGeorge was born to Charlotte (Cormier) Frausto and Gilbert D. Lucero, on July 27, 1957, in San Diego, California. Cynthia went to be with the Lord, in Colorado Springs, CO on November 13, 2016, following a long battle with cancer.
Cynthia attended her first years of grade school in Cheyenne, Wyoming and moved to Laramie, Wyoming with her family in December, 1966. She started school at Lincoln School and then St. Laurence School. She graduated from Laramie High School in May, 1975. She worked as a waitress at the El Conquistador through 1991. Cynthia attended University of Wyoming and graduated in May 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree (Exercise Sports Science). Upon graduation from UW, Cynthia started her internship at the YMCA in Colorado Springs and worked there as a physical trainer through 2002. Cynthia then worked at the 4th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Carson (Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation) as a personal trainer from May 2007 through July 2016.
Cynthia was a generous, kind, loving person with the most positive outlook on life. She absolutely loved the color purple as evident by everything that she owned. She was very dedicated to the Lord. Cynthia’s family and friends were the most important part of her life and she cherished the large gatherings for the holidays, lunches with friends, and trips with her family for special occasions. Her son and especially her granddaughters were her pride and joy, she loved watching them play sports and spending every minute she could with them, singing, dancing and playing games. She will be deeply missed, but we rejoice that her suffering is over and that she is in heaven smiling down on us all!
Cynthia was preceded in death by her biological father, Gilbert Lucero, paternal grandparents, Arley and Frances Lucero and Jerry and Elva Barela; maternal grandparents, Eleanor Sausedo and John Frausto; brother, Jerry Barela; and maternal great-grandparents, Susana and Francisco Sausedo.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond DeGeorge of Colorado Springs, Colorado; her son, Gabriel (Bri) Lucero of Laramie, Wyoming; parents, J. Archie and Charlotte Barela of Laramie, Wyoming; sister, Theresa Lucero of Laramie; brothers, Michael (Denise) Lucero, of Torrington, Wyoming; Larry (Tina) Barela of Tucson, Arizona; granddaughters, Kelsey Neumann, Alexia and Shaylee Lucero of Laramie, Wyoming; and Grandmother, Hermelinda Sanchez Frausto and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.
A rosary will be held Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. with Funeral Liturgy following at 1:30 p.m. at St. Laurence O’Toole Catholic Church with the Reverend Fr. Dave Erickson, celebrant. Inurnment will follow at Greenhill Cemetery.
Charlotte, Archie, I am so sorry for your loss. Cynthia was courageous, kind and loving to everyone she met. May God comfort you in your grief.
So very sorry for your loss, God bless you all.
Cynthia, I will forever cherish your friendship, love and passion for life. Together, we promised each other to make a positive difference in all that we do. Even on the worst of days, you always took the time to continue to teach me and remind me of kindness, courage and love. Thank you for blessing my life and so many others.
Dear Archie and Charlotte and family, we are so sorry for your loss. May you find comfort in each other - God bless you all at this difficult time. The Diaz and Herrera family
I am glad to have known and stayed in touch with Cynthia over the decades and even the last few years, especially, knowing her diagnosis and battle. We talked about it frequently. I could always catch her at mass whenever I was in Laramie, and I will miss her dearly and hope her family, friends and relatives heal well from losing her. She will be missed.
My deepest sympathies to the Barela and Lucero Family's may you RIP Cynthia you shall be missed
Thank you for leaving a phone message for us, Charlotte. We know losing Cynthia is heart wrenching for you and all her dear ones. But as you said, we are so glad she doesn't suffer any more. And we are grateful for faith in Eternal Life. Paula and Bob
My dear friend Ms. Cynthia I am so very thankful for the time we had together. You were always such a ray of sunshine on dark gloomy days. Thank you for allowing me to be your friend. I will see you again and again you can show me the way. Love you.
such a great woman, you will be missed
Cynthia was a kind, loving and a joy to be around in life. May God be merciful and forgiving on her soul. Our sympathies and prayers are with Cynthia's entire family.
Our condolences to the entire family during this difficult time. Please know that caring thoughts and heartfelt sympathy are with you. Cynthia was truly a trooper. May God Bless You now at this difficult and always. Fabby and Alonzo Gonzales & Family
Condolences to all of Cynthia's family. I remember her as such a sweet girl. May God draw especially close to you during this difficult time.
Heaven has gained a beautiful Angel, my condolences to the Lucero family, and those that loved her. Cynthia was a truly wonderful and gentle lady. She will be missed
My sincere and deepest condolences to the Barela family and her husband who I know is hurting from his loss also. Cynthia was special to a lot of people and will be remembered at all the family functions, dinners, baptismals, weddings, Christmas and Thanksgiving etc... She looked so excited and happy for her parents 50th wedding anniversary and I'm sure thanked God for the opportunity to be there with her loving family. I can still see her smile and will never forget her. I'm sure she is with her family in heaven and they are rejoicing even though we here on earth are grieving for her loss. I'm so happy Cynthia isn't suffering anymore and will have a front row seat to all the family gatherings in the future as she will be missed by all. She carried herself like a warrior and fought for her life to the end by the way she spoke and prepared herself for meeting Jesus face to face. She is like a ray of sunshine to all of us and we thank God for the years he shared Cynthia with us all. It was time for her to go home as they say "the good die young" and that's because God wanted her more to fly among the angels in heaven and be happy and free of pain and sorrow for eternity. We won't say goodbye but we will say TILL WE MEET AGAIN. We love you Cynthia, watch over all the family from your seat in heaven, and especially PRAY for all of us and rest in peace. Loving you always and forever. Estella Herrera
From Annie Romero and Dolores&Joey Garcia We Are truly sorry to hear of the loss Cynthia. Our condolences and our prayer help comfort you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
The world lost an amazing woman on Sunday, but Heaven gained a beautiful Angel. Cynthia, you have inspired me to live life to the fullest, and reminded me to stay positive and that God is in control. You will be deeply missed, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to work with you for so many years. Your bright smile and cheerful spirit will live on (especially when I wear or see the purple!), may you rest in peace my beautiful friend.
I am so happy that Paula and I made the decision to stop and spend some time with Cynthia on our way back to Texas. I will always remember her big smile and love for the color purple. My condolences to the entire family during this difficult time. Love Aunt Ruby and family
I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to Cynthia's family. There's such a sense of helplessness when someone we love dies. I'd like to share some scriptural thoughts that really helps me. Prayer is so valuable at this time, but it's not that prayer simply makes us feel better. 2 Cor. 4:7 says that God can give us, "... power beyond what is normal ", to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry or that we forget, but it means we recover. The reason we recover is because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28, "... all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out ". Jesus was referring to the resurrection; this is our hope that helps us recover and gives us power to go on. 2 Cor. 1:3 describes our Creator as, "... the God of all comfort ". One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort (Ps. 83:18) be your comfort now during this time of sorrow.
I'm so sorry to hear about Cynthia's passing! I worked with her many years ago at the El Conquistador, and we always had so much fun at work, and then dancing at the Squirrel Cage! I'm so grateful that I got to see her when she was in town last summer for her reunion. My thoughts and prayers are with you all!