Gina Marie Tokoph

Gina Marie Tokoph, 48, of El Paso, Texas entered eternal life on November 13, 2017. Her passionate and fiery spirit was born on January 3, 1969 in Park Ridge, Illinois. As the daughter of the late Aviation Entrepreneur, David Tokoph and step-mother Denise Tokoph, Gina traveled the world growing up in various parts of the globe before settling down in El Paso. With her loving, humane nature toward animals, that same benevolent spirit entered into service with the U.S. Military, where she served as a Combat Medic treating the wounded in the First Gulf War; earning her the National Defense Service Medal and numerous meritorious awards and certificates. After the war she was stationed at Walter Reed Army Hospital, where in her last year of service she had the honor of treating First Lady Barbara Bush. Though her greatest achievement was the birth of her son, Christopher Brandon Meza. With her father’s entrepreneurial spirit Gina opened up a Beauty Salon. Later she married Hector Maldonado choosing to be a stay at home mother to her son Christopher Brandon and step-sons Hector Alexander Maldonado and Andrew Joseph Maldonado. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 17, 2017 from 5:00PM to 9:00PM, with Holy Rosary at 7:00PM at Sunset Funeral Home-West. Funeral Mass on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 9:00AM at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1551 Belvidere St. Interment directly proceeding to Memory Gardens of the Valley, 4900 McNutt Rd, Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Rest peacefully dear mother, wife, daughter, sister, niece, aunt, cousin and friend to many. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home West, 480 N Resler Dr. Please visit our online register book at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net