|
William Francis McNamara, 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 21, 2004. Born in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, March 19, 1921, he was raised on a small family cattle ranch located between Steamboat Springs and Walden, Colorado. He served in the United States Navy during World War II (Pacific Theater), and in 1948, he graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado with a degree in mining engineering and as a Registered Professional Engineer. Thereafter, he initially worked with the Corps of Engineers in Wyoming, then with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Albuquerque until retirement in 1974. He continued work in construction management for Fluor Corporation in California and Wyoming, for Bohannon-Houston in Albuquerque and lastly for the City of Albuquerque, for eight years, until 1986. He had been a member of several organizations, including the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Colorado School of Mines Alumni. He married Gussie Syme in 1950 in Albuquerque. Immediate family members in Albuquerque are his wife, Gussie Syme; daughter, Gale Lovato and husband, George; son, William Frere McNamara; and grandson, Adrian William McNamara. Immediate family members in Colorado are his sisters, Joan Follett and Patricia Leonard. Services will be held Saturday, 11:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel with Rev. Clyde Stanfield officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul NE. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made on behalf of William F. McNamara to the Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, 800-544-1213, or on the web, contact, mdff.org. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
|
