COMMUNITY News:CHIMAYÓ — Florence Jaramillo, “Mrs. J”, beloved owner of Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante, passed away on the morning of Sept. 22, 2025, at her home in Chimayó, New Mexico. Florence Jaramillo was a mother, grandmother, friend, visionary, businesswomen, author, philanthropist, and community leader. Among her numerous achievements, she was named a New Mexico Culinary Treasure in 2014 and was awarded the 2016 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics Award. She opened the restaurant in 1965, along with her former husband, Arturo Jaramillo, and daughter, Laura, in the restored home of Arturo’s grandparents, Hermenegildo and Trinidad Jaramillo.