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Stanley Edward Thevenet, loving father and husband, died on March 19, 2009. Stan was born May 1, 1926 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Grace and Edward Thevenet. He graduated from Bethlehem High School where he first learned to wrestle. He went on to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. At West Point he became the Captain of the wrestling team and was twice the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Champion. He graduated in 1948 with a Bachelors Degree and a Commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Stan served on the Dew Line at Point Barrow, Alaska, and in 1957 earned a MBA from the Air Force Institute of Technology. In 1960 Stan transferred to the United States Army in which he served in South Korea, in Nevada at the Nuclear Test Site, at USMA as an instructor and wrestling coach and three tours at Kirkland AFB. Stan retired from the Armed Forces in 1971 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and immediately began a second career with the Equitable Life Assurance Society, which later became AXA Financial. He served these firms as a Certified Life Underwriter and Stock Broker. He was President of the Albuquerque Life Underwriters Association and, for many years, was a member of the industry's Million Dollar Round Table. Stan was an enthusiastic participant for many years in the local West Point High School Leadership program and in mentoring youth in academics and athletics. Stan raised eight daughters and one son. In 1973 Stan married Corinne Vener. He is preceded in death by his parents Grace and Edward Thevenet; daughter Robin Thevenet; and brother Paul. Stan is survived by his wife and daughters Susan Thevenet; Michele Thevenet and husband Hugh Morris, Margot Thevenet, Renee Rodbell and husband Jerald, Lise Clark and husband Randall, Monique Balboa and husband Robert all from Colorado, Adrienne Jochum and husband Clemens of KelkheimEppenhain, Germany, and son Howard Thevenet and wife Christine of Albuquerque. Surviving grandchildren are Rachel Horowitz and Nicole Shanor and husband Stan, Robin Rodbell, Stephan, Andreas and Madeline Jochum, Kaitlin, Wyndham and Brendan Clark, Whitney, Stephanie and Erin Todd, Monique and Jonathan Thevenet. Stan's surviving stepchildren are Nelson Vener, Farley and Berrin Vener of Albuquerque; and Meredith Lerch and husband Robert of WA. His step grandchildren are Jacob Lerch and Lara Su Vener. Stan has one great-grandchild, Harris Horowitz. Service will be Saturday at Newman Center Catholic Church at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, date and time pending. Please visit Stan's online guestbook at Reflectionoflife.com. The Salazar family of REFLECTIONS Funerals & Life Celebrations 2400 Washington Street NE 884-5777
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