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Peryl Alice Dunkin peacefully passed away in her sleep on May 5, 2009 at the New Mexico State Veterans Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Vera Clough and her two brothers, Thomas Clough and Warren "Bud" Kearns. She is survived by her husband of nearly 68 years, Albert "Carol" Dunkin; daughter, Alice Carol Dawson-Clark and her husband, Roy Clark; daughter, Donna Dunkin and partner, Vince "Papa" Fiato; daughter, Dorothy "Sue" Dunkin and daughter, Kathleen "Kathy" Dunkin; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Peryl was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 17, 1924. She met her future husband on Christmas Day, 1939 and they were married on June 28, 1941. The first eight years of their marriage was spent traveling around the world. On January 1, 1949, Carol was transferred to Sandia Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a family, they started visiting Elephant Butte in 1955. Their dream to retire in Elephant Butte became a reality in 1999. To help her daughter's fulfill some of their dreams, she drove them all over the United States so they could participate in their many activities. When she was finished driving her daughters, she took up horse showing and won many awards in the process. Carol will also inform you, that if it had not been for Peryl's ability to type and correct his many papers, which were required as he pursued his Masters, he probably would still be in college. The wishes of the family are that all donations should go to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or any local Alzheimer's group of your choice. Arrangements are by Kirikos Family Funeral Home, Inc., (TorC - 575- 894-2574)
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