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Walter Frederick Lindborg Jr. died Monday evening, June 19, 2000, at a local hospital. Walter was born in Darien, Connecticut in 1928 to Walter and Elizabeth Lindborg. He attended the University of Connecticut and received a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy in 1950. After college, Walter served in the Army Medical Corps, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. Following military service, he moved to Aspen, Colorado, where he played drums in a jazz trio. He then moved to Yuma, Arizona to manage the Yuma Country Club. He was voted"Most Eligible Bachelor" in Yuma. It was there he met his wife, Martha Moran, and they were married in 1956. Walter spent most of his working life in hotel and resort management, running such properties as La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico, El Tovar at the Grand Canyon, Fred Waring's Shawnee Inn in Pennsylvania, Silverado in Napa, California, and The Inn of the Mountain Gods in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Later, Walter and his partner, Jerry Bigham, founded JerryDales, a country western bar in Ruidoso. Walter and Martha moved to Albuquerque in 1989 to be near their family. Walter is survived by his wife, Martha of Albuquerque; his sons, Peter of Los Angeles, California and Philip of Albuquerque; his daughter, Elizabeth of Carlsbad, New Mexico; and his sister, Mrs. Vincent (Eileen) O'Toole of Hilton Head, South Carolina. He also has four grandchildren. A private memorial service will be held. Arrangements by Aspen Funeral Alternatives.
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