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Obituary for Woodworth


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday April 09, 2000

John R."Woody" Woodworth, 69, a resident of Tijeras since 1972, died Thursday, April 6, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Nancy J. Woodworth of Tijeras; daughters Lisa McKenna and husband, Matthew of Albuquerque, Thalia Woodworth of Stamford, NE, and Diane L. Ball of Thoreau, NM; son, John R. Ball and wife, Pam of Edgewood, NM; grandchildren, Mackenzie Stout, Alison Stout and Trevor McKenna, all of Albuquerque, W. Nathan Tucker, Jason Ball and Amanda Ball, all of Edgewood, NM; brother, Hugh Johnson Woodworth, Jr. of Long Beach, CA; sister, Sally Noe and husband, Robert of Gallup, NM; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Woodworth was a Korean Conflict veteran of the US Navy. He was retired from Sandia National Laboratory with 28 years service. He was a member and past president of the New Mexico Herpetological Society, a former member of the NM Audubon Society, Hawkwatch International, and the Talking Talons. He was also a member of Friends of Tijeras Pueblo, the Albuquerque Archeological Society and the Archeology Society of NM. Mr. Woodworth was a member of The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John. He was an avid outdoorsman. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 9, 2000 at The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver Ave. SW. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of the Tijeras Pueblo, P.O. Box 1916, Tijeras, NM 87059 or to Talking Talons, 11804 Highway 337, Tijeras, NM 87059. Arrangements by French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE.


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