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Abe and Virginia Maestas moved to Louisville in 1963 where they were active in Louisville community events. With two young daughters (Veronica and Valerie), Virginia helped lead Camp Fire Girls and Blue Bird meetings. In 1968, the Maestas family was involved in a terrible car crash that killed their youngest daughter, Valerie, and hospitalized the rest of the family. Shortly after, the Maestas moved to Pueblo where Abe completed his teaching degree in industrial arts. RECEIVES DEGREE Abe Maestas, formerly of UM Jefferson Ave., is among the graduates this spring at Southern Colorado State College, Pueblo. Maestas will receive a Bachelor of Arks degree in Industviail Arts ,at commencement exercises Fri- day, June 8 at the college. Mr. and Mrs. Maestas and their daughter weaved to Pueblo June 26, 1971. Abe traaL4erred fro- C.U. to Pueblo to complete his studies for a degree. Abe Maestas from the 1975 Centaurus Yearbook and 1973 Louisville Times announcement. In the mid 1970s, the Maestas returned to Boulder and Abe began teaching industrial arts at Centaurus High School in Lafayette. Virginia Maestas also earned her bachelors degree and taught for many decades. In the 1970s, Virginia Maestas was active in the Chicano/a movement and helped organize a statewide La Chicana Conference held at the University of Colorado in 1977. From the 1970s until about 2000, the Maestas did not appear to live in Louisville and it seems that 1234 Jefferson was a rental property. In 2000, Abe and Virginia moved back to Louisville and lived at 1234 Jefferson until Abe's death in 2003 and Virginia's death in 2022. The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum maps, files, and obituary records. 15