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Robert Harley Patrick Lawrence, 77, joined his favorite dancing partner and beloved wife, Aurora, on the evening of September 24, 2004 after a valiant battle with cancer. Born in Dubuque, IA on July 28, 1927, Robert stepped off the Santa Fe Chief onto the platform of the Alvarado Hotel train station, looked in wonder at the mountains and more turquoise horizon than the young soldier from the Midwest had ever seen. He fell into a lifelong enchantment with the land and with a striking young lady he met at the USO, and subsequently married. Robert had a long and honorable career in journalism, working for the Albuquerque Journal and Tribune, Presses Associated and United, and as a stringer for Time Magazine. Before his retirement, Robert was a member of the faculty of the University of New Mexico where he taught photojournalism. His daughter, Deirdre, predeceased him in April, 2004. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and John Gorman of Connecticut and Barbara and the Rev. Alan Littlejohn of Texas; granddaughter, Jennifer of Atlanta, GA; four brothers, Jim, Jerry, and Ray of Iowa and John of Texas; and many other relatives and valued Friends of Bill W. A Memorial Mass will be officiated by Father Robert Keller, OP, on Thursday, September 30, at 10:00 a.m. at Aquinas Newman Center, 1805 Lomas Blvd. NE, on the UNM campus. Cremation has taken place with inurnment to be determined. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Robert's name to be made to AIDS Services, Perception Programs, Inc., P.O. Box 407, 1003 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226. Sunrise Funeral Options 7601 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 821-0010
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