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Berdel W. Weaver, known to most all of his family and friends as"Weave", was born April 5, 1940 in Palmerton, PA, to the home of Marion L. Miller and Wayne C. Weaver. He died on Friday, July 19, 2002 in Lubbock, TX at the age of 62 years. Mr. Weaver grew up in Andreas, PA and graduated from Lehighton High School in Lehighton, PA in 1958. He went on to attend Penn State University and Muhlenburg College. Mr. Weaver married Reta Neal in Lehighton on November 11, 1967. He joined the Air Force in 1962 and began his military career as an electronics technician. By the time he retired in 1990, while serving in Berlin, Germany, he had reached the rank of Senior Master Sergeant, and was the Communications Electronics Superintendent in Berlin. During the 28 years that he served in the military, his duty stations included Viet Nam, the Aleutian Islands, a number of locations in the U.S. and several places in Germany, and most significantly Berlin. His time in Berlin was particularly significant, as he was stationed there during much of the actual construction of the early phases of the Berlin Wall, and was again present when the Wall was actually taken down. Mr. Weaver graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Maryland in 1981. He later attended the University of Alaska and earned a Master's Degree in 1988 from Troy State University in Alabama by attending classes while he was stationed in Europe. Senior Master Sergeant Weaver was assigned to Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis in 1980. He considered Portales his home for the remainder of his life. After his retirement in 1990, and his return to Portales, he went back to school and completed a second Bachelor's Degree in 1993 at Eastern New Mexico University. In addition to his studies, he busied himself by working with projects in Portales and the surrounding area sponsored by the Youth Conservation Commission. Throughout his life, he was a woodworker and had become very accomplished. He was a member of the General Roll of the United Methodist Church. Weave is survived by Reta Neal Weaver, his wife of many years of Portales; two sons and daughters-in-law, Neal and Martha Weaver of Rio Rancho, and Scott and Sarah Weaver of Albuquerque; five grandchildren, Maddison, Nicholaus and Joshua Weaver, and Ven and Matt Housten; one brother, Donald Weaver of Hatboro, PA; two sisters, Cindy Nothstein of Andreas, PA and Doris Sherman of Montoursville, PA. He was preceded in death by both of his parents. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church in Albuquerque, with the Reverend Gerry Lightwine, pastor officiating. Services will also be held at a later time in Pennsylvania at the convenience of the family. The family requests that memorials be made to the Roosevelt General Hospital Ladies' Auxiliary in Portales. Arrangements by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales, NM.
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