Alexandra Wood

CAPT (USAF-VET) Alexandra Wood, 92, passed away on June 20, 2020. Chata, as we all knew her, was born in San Lorenzo, Chihuahua on December 7, 1927. At the early age of ten (10) she started her schooling in El Paso, Texas under the supervision of Margarita Benton. Her summers where spent in Rancho Sueco, Chihuahua with her siblings, parents and her horse “Bisbirindo”. At age eighteen (18) she enrolled in nursing school in Missouri and later received a commission in the U.S. Air Force. She served as a flight nurse which included tours of duty during the Korean War. She married her husband LT COL (USAF-RET) Orin Wood (deceased) and they traveled the world together. Chata was preceded in death by her parents Alberto Baeza / Sofía Enríquez and her siblings Alfonso, Alberto and José Baeza. May they rest in peace. She is survived by her siblings Margarita Baeza de Armendáriz (José), Pedro Baeza (Juanita), Francisco Baeza, Juan Baeza (Clara) and many nephews and nieces. Chata was always a free spirit that enjoyed traveling the world, enjoying her T-Birds and most importantly spending time with her sister Margarita in her retreat known as “mi Chaparral”. She will be missed. You have earned your wings again. Fly free! A viewing and rosary will be held at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast, 4631 Hondo Pass from 3 to 4 PM on Wednesday June 24. Cremation will follow. Burial with military honors will be conducted at a later time when Covid-19 restrictions are eased. Honorary pallbearers: Jorge Armendáriz, Dively Armendáriz, José F. Armendáriz, Xóchitl Armendáriz, Jesús Armendáriz and Sislallí Gaytán.