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John Price, 54, of Placitas passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001 in Denver, CO., where he was awaiting a liver transplant. John, President of Price Distributing, Inc., of Albuquerque, NM felt great pride in having opened Albuquerque's first three bookstores,"Newsland", beginning in 1973. After selling the bookstores, John retained the New Mexico distributorship of the New York Times and, along with his wife, Susan, formed Price Distributing, Inc., which now handles all out-of -state newspapers sold in New Mexico as well as El Paso, TX., and Durango, CO. John will be dearly missed by all of his friends and business associates in Albuquerque as well as Elephant Butte, NM., where he and Susan maintained a second residence. John is survived by his wife, Susan Price of Placitas, NM; son, Jason Price; daughters, Lora Clark and Rhonda Haisler; and six grandchildren all of Albuquerque; as well as his brother, Mike Price of Elephant Butte, NM.; and his sister, Mary Sims of Mobile, AL. John had courageously fought a long battle with liver failure and was just one day away from undergoing an extraordinary living donor transplant in which be would have received a portion of healthy liver from his nephew Michael Hecksel at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver. A Memorial Service will be held at Albuquerque Bible Church, 320 Montano NW, Albuquerque, NM., at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2001. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) www.unos.org or University of Colorado, Division of Transplant Surgery, Box C318, Denver, CO . 80262, Attn. Michael Talamantes. Arrangements by Direct Funeral Services, 2919 4th ST. NW. Albuquerque. 505-343-8008.
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