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Joseph Earl Cummings, Jr., died on December 14, 2004, at Manor Care Sandia, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Joe was born in Minneapolis on May 3, 1919, the son of J.E. and Pearl Cummings. While working for Minneapolis Moline in personnel relations, he met and married Audrey Tadsen Cummings and they went on to share nearly 60 wonderful years together. In 1958, Joe, Audrey and their three children moved to Albuquerque when Joe took a personnel job with the federal government at ACF. Later Joe worked in personnel relations at First National Bank and at American Furniture, both in Albuquerque. After his retirement, Joe found great joy volunteering at SCORE and in the Albuquerque Public Schools, tutoring elementary school children in reading and math. Joe and Audrey loved camping and traveling together, and were often accompanied on their adventures by their family or their many friends. Over the years, they spent many wonderful days at their cabin in the Jemez Mountains. Joe was predeceased by his beloved wife of 57 years, Audrey, who died on October 2, 2004. He is survived by daughters, Pamela (Paul) Fairbanks of Ithaca, New York, and Lisa Cummings (Allen Andraski) of Los Alamos, New Mexico; his daughter by marriage, Betsy (Stan) Johnston of Santa Fe, NM; grandchildren,Maggie Cummings of Boulder, Colorado; Nick (Sara) Cummings of Providence, Rhode Island; Adrienne Clermont, Ithaca, New York; and Brad Johnston of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Joe was predeceased by his son, Dr. Michael J. Cummings, in 1995. He was also predeceased by his parents, his twin brother, Richard T. Cummings, and his sister, Kathleen Green. A private burial service is planned.
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