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"Good night sweet Queen, May bands of angels sing thee to thy rest." SHAKESPEARECHRISTINE DUNCAN, 48, BELOVED MOTHER, WIFE, DAUGHTER, SISTER, AUNT, GODMOTHER, MENTOR, FRIEND, YOUTH ADVOCATE, SEEKER, LIGHTWORKER, QUEEN OF EVERYTHING, AND CHILD OF GOD, DIED AT HER HOME SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, AFTER A SUDDEN ILLNESS. BORN IN 1951 IN FLANDREAU, SOUTH DAKOTA, CHRISTINE MOVED TO ALBUQUERQUE IN 1986, WHERE SHE TAUGHT AT ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL, RETIRING AFTER 20 YEARS IN 1993 TO CO-FOUNDED THE CORNSTALK INSTITUTE. CHRISTINE, ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN 1987 AND 1988, GRADUATED WITH A Ba FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA, '73, AND AN Ma MAGNA CUM LAUDE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, '78. A MEMBER OF PHI BETA KAPPA, THE HONORARY SOCIETY FOR SCHOLARS, CHRISTINE PRESENTED AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES. HER ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS WITH VIETNAM VETERANS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE ZIMMERMAN LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, AMANDA DUNCAN-MEANS, HER HUSBAND, DERYLE PERRYMAN; HER MOTHER, SISTERS AND BROTHERS. A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF CHRISTINE DUNCAN WILL BE HELD AT THE CORNSTALK INSTITUTE, 3011 BARCELONA RD. Sw AT 2:00 P.M., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH. BRING A CANDLE, A STORY, A SONG, A MOMENT, A RECOLLECTION TO THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 12:00 NOON, AT THE CORNSTALK INSTITUTE. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS CONTRIBUTIONS BE SENT TO: THE MARY CHRISTINE DUNCAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, C/O THE CORNSTALK INSTITUTE, 3011 BARCELONA RD. Sw, ALBUQUERQUE 87105.
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