Las Cruces Daily Digest Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Ty's Take
Carol Ann Knapp Foreman and Clarence Villemez both lived long enough to see this valley transform from something quieter into what it is now, and that kind of witness matters more than we usually admit in a newspaper. The piece on the jeweler who loved golf reminds you that some people in a town like ours don't just pass through, they pay attention to the details, small and beautiful, that make a place worth staying in. When you lose people who knew Las Cruces before the sprawl, before NMSU tripled in size, before every acre of pecan orchard started looking negotiable, you lose something you can't get back from a census report or a development plan. The community notices are coming in steady, which is how we know the seasons are turning and people are marking time here the way they always have.
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Las Cruces Bulletin
Carol Ann Knapp Foreman, a longtime Las Cruces resident and devoted family woman, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, at age 88, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Lovington, New Mexico, and educated at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, she spent 64 years married to Harold W. 'Chub'...
Clarence 'Clare' Villemez, a retired biochemistry professor who spent 30 years at the University of Wyoming, died peacefully in his sleep on January 9, 2026, in Las Cruces at age 87. He relocated to Las Cruces in 2003 with his wife Barbara after retiring, leaving behind his spouse, two adult...
Twin passions: jewelry and golf
Johanna Jo Contreras, a 13-year-old eighth grader at Mesilla Valley Christian School, has launched an entrepreneurial venture inspired by lessons learned through the Sonoma Elementary Kids Can Program about earning and managing money. The young entrepreneur balances her twin passions for jewelry...
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