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Obituary for Burkett


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Saturday January 15, 2000

Robert"R.J." Burkett, 21, a resident of Albuquerque, died Wednesday, January 12, 2000. He is survived by his parents, Robert and Carmen Burkett; brothers, Christian and Thomas Burkett; sister, Uilani Burkett, all of Hawaii; grandmother, Grace W. Burkett of Albuquerque; grandparents, Joe and Cora Colotario of Hawaii; aunt, June B. Chapman of Baltimore, MD; a host of other family and good friends. Mr. Burkett was an outstanding athlete and Honor student. He was currently attending T.V.I. Mr. Burkett was a very loving and spiritual person, who will be dearly missed. Services will be held Sunday, 3:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE. Interment will take place in Hawaii. Pallbearers will be Shane Neubauer, Peter Hague, Patrick Poulin, Christian Colotario, Thomas Burkett and Jake Byrnes. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Sunday, 2:30 p.m. until time of service. To:"R.J." Your voice brought happiness to all, Your smile gave us a lift; Your life, a brilliant, shining light- God's precious, loving gift.