Lena Rebecca Vallejos was born May 25th,1939 in Greeley, Colorado to parents Joe A. and Helen Vallejos. She lived in Colorado for most of her life, attending school and eventually gaining employment with Chevron doing executive work.
Lena was a skilled artist and she enjoyed sewing, crafting, and any activity that involved creating something new, but her absolute favorite thing was spending time with her family and friends. "Footprints" was Lena's favorite poem, and it is a testament to the life she lived and the strength of her faith.
Lena is survived by numerous loving nieces and nephews, and is preceded in death by her father, Joe Adolf Vallejos, mother, Helen Vallejos, brother, Phillip Vallejos, and her sisters, Mary Lou Vallejos, Sadie Halpain, and Eva Robinson.
A short visitation for Lena will be held at First Congregational Church in Greeley, Colorado on March 26th, 2024 at 2:00pm, with a graveside service and burial scheduled to take place at 3:15pm following the visitation.

Digital condolences may be left for the family below, and any mailed condolences/contributions may be addressed to the family of Lena Rebecca Vallejos in the care of Rowanoak Mortuary & Crematory at 231 S. Sherman Street, Fort Morgan, CO, 80701.

Footprints

"One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."