CARL H. Died at his home in Mountainair, New Mexico, on Sunday, December Fourth. He was 83 years old. Just three days before his death, he was surprised by a tentative diagnosis of multiple myeloma. His wife Ruth and four of their six children were at his side when he died. Carl was a teacher, principal, professor, and college administrator for much of his professional career. At Zion Lutheran School in Hinsdale Illinois, he taught elementary school and served as principal of the school. He received an undergraduate degree and later became Dean of Administration at Concordia Lutheran Teachers College in Oak Park, Illinois. He earned a Masters degree in Education at Concordia College in 1959 and a Doctorate in Education at the University of New Mexico in 1965. He later taught sociology and psychology courses at a Purdue University extension in southern Indiana while running the family farm near Friendship, Indiana. Carl was Mayor of Mountainair N.M. from 1990 to 1993. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 10th, in the Mountainair High School gymnasium. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be given to a scholarship fund at Immanuel Lutheran School, 300 Gold Ave SE, Albuquerque NM, 87102 or to the Friends of the Mountainair Animal Shelter, PO Box 496, Mountainair, NM 87036.
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