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Leroy H. Stradford Sr., 85, died at home Thursday, August 19, 2004. Leroy was born in Wichita, KS on Nov. 17, 1918, and came to Albuquerque after his military service on Tinnian Island during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty. He is survived by daughters, Annette Stewart and husband, Willard of Dallas, Kathleen Brixner and business partner, Rita Kerrigan of Albuquerque, and son Leroy Stradford Jr. and wife, Inis of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Orion, Carson, and Berrett Stradford, all of Albuquerque, Patricia Ferguson and husband, Weber of Dallas, and Tanya Copeland, now working in Hawaii. Leroy is also survived by a sister, Mary Neilson of Washington State. Leroy retired from Sandia Laboratories after a long and interesting career. He was a member of the First Unitarian Church and had served as a docent at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. He was a member of the New Mexico Wild Flower Society and the New Mexico Nature Conservancy. Leroy and his wife were well known for their long-term hobby of photographing New Mexico wild flowers, and a collection of their pictures is often exhibited by the Natural History and Science Museum. In recent years, Leroy became a member of the Los Volcanes Senior Center and had made many new friends there whom he valued deeply along with his long time friends at the Sandia Base bridge group. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Vista Verde Mortuary, Sara Rd. at Meadowlark Ln., in Rio Rancho. In lieu of flowers please make donations in Leroy's name to the Natural History and Science Museum Foundation, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, 87104. Arrangements by Vista Verde Mortuary Rio Rancho, New Mexico 892-9920
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