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Obituary for Syme


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Saturday October 12, 2002

Dorothy M. Syme, 81, a resident of Albuquerque since 1955, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002. She is survived by her daughters, Donna Archuleta and husband, Louis of Albuquerque and Shirley Lujan of Tyler, TX; sisters, Beulah Martin of Westminister, CO, Loriene Dunbar of Fowler, CO and Rosalie Goff of Pueblo, CO; brothers, Wiley Russell (Pete) Cook and Cyrus Richard (Cy) Cook, both of Pueblo, CO; grandchildren, Lynette Johnson and husband, Blake and Rodney Hodges and wife, Dawna, all of Albuquerque; step-grandchildren, Lori Lujan Rogers of Albuquerque, Michael L. Lujan of Tyler, TX and Patti Lujan Carnes of Tracy, CA; three great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Dave Thomas Cook and Jewel May Carter; son-in-law, Lorenzo E. Lujan, Jr.; and sister, Helen Martin. She was born August 4, 1921 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Dorothy graduated from Cotapaxi, Colorado. During her life, she worked at Fedway Department Store, was a secretary at Equipment Sales and Manufacturing Company, a buyer of ladies accessories at Kistler Collister and as a salesperson at Cottrell Hallmark. Services will be held Saturday, 2:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, with Pastor Ken Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul NE. French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE.