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Obituary for HARTLEY


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday August 19, 2007

Patrick Ryan Hartley of Roy, NM died on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 in a small plane crash near Mosquero, NM. Ryan was born in Raton, NM on November 9, 1974, the son of Ray and Doris Volpato Hartley. Ryan was a loving husband, father, son, and brother. He devoted his life to his entire family. His heart and soul thrived on the family's ranch near Roy. Ryan's dedication to his family, his work, his friends and his way of life were surpassed by none. He was a cowboy through and through and a consummate construction worker starting at a very early age. He was fun loving and hardworking. Ryan will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Enrico and Gemma (Noni) Volpato; and his grandfather, Pat Hartley. He is survived by his wife of ten years, Melissa and his son, Pacen; his parents, Ray and Doris Hartley; and his grandmother, Ruth Hartley, all of family's ranch near Roy. He is also survived by his four sisters and their families: Kristi Hunt and her husband, Lee of El Dorado, Lenni Trujillo and her husband, Tanner of Abiquiu, Tandra Fudge and her husband, Christ of Roswell, and Amy Hartley of Lubbock. He had two nieces, Logan and Raylee Hunt and one nephew, Jackson Ryan Fudge. He is also survived by countless other relatives and friends. Services for Patrick Ryan Hartley will be held on the family ranch on Maddox Rd. on the ranch's top country near Roy on Monday, August 20, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be on the family ranch immediately following. In lieu of flowers, a scholarship memorial fund for son, Pacen Hartley, has been set up in his name at First National Bank of New Mexico in Clayton or any of its branches. You may contact the bank at 505-374-8317, Post Office Box 548, 201 Main St. Clayton, NM 88425-0548. Arrangements and a celebration of love for Patrick Ryan Hartley are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.


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