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Elisa Pino Torres, daughter of Agneda and Augustin Pino, died peacefully in her sleep in Anchorage, Alaska on April 16, 2002 with her daughter, Janice beside her. Lisa, as she was fondly known, was born in Santa Fe on November 27, 1920. She was awarded an acedemic scholarship to attend Loretto Academy for high school. After graduating, she worked in Los Alamos in the early years of WWII. She married Matias Torres in 1943. They lived in many different places during their marriage, including Georgia, California, Alaska and Spain, but spent the majority of their marriage in Albuquerque. After Los Alamos, Lisa devoted her life to her family. She loved children, especially babies, and delighted in her grandchildren, Fredric, Peter, Julie, Bree, Teal, Caley and Joel. She remained devoted to the Catholic Church throughout her life. Lisa is survived by her brother, Tinsy Pino of Albuquerque; sister, Pilar Ruiz of Albuquerque; her daughters, Janice Torres of Anchorage, Alaska, Judy Harris of Everett, Washington and Betty Ramage of Olympia, Washington. From Lisa, her daughters learned to be strong, independent women. Matt, her loving husband and partner, preceded her in death in 1988. Memorial donations may be made to the Carmelite Nuns, 49 Mount Carmel Rd, Santa Fe New Mexico 87501-4597. A Rosary will be recited for Elisa at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2002 at St. Charles Borromeo, 1818 Coal Pl. SE in Albuquerque. Mass will be celebrated 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Borromeo. Burial will take place at National Cemetery in Santa Fe at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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