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Dr. Lawrence Edwin Larry Hooks, 64, a 14 year resident of Albuquerque, died Friday, April 7, 2000. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Dottie Hooks of the family home; mother, Marian S. Hooks of Albuquerque; sons, Rev. Daniel M. Hooks and wife, Polly of Redfield, SD, and Steve Hooks and wife, Monica Sutton of Madisonville, TN; daughters, Marian G. Nash and husband, Jaime of Las Flores, CA, and Heather S. Hooks of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Adam, Marcus, Marion and Isaac Hooks of Redfield, SD, and Daniel, Laura, and Katherine Nash of Las Flores, CA; brother, Kenneth R. Hooks and wife, Sally of Rockville, MD; and his faithful dog Yaz. Dr. Hooks was preceded in death by his father Maj. General Daniel E. Hooks in 1985. He graduated from Highland High School in 1952. He received a B.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve in 1956 and received a PHD in Biomechanical Engineering from Ohio State University in 1968. Dr. Hooks served in the U.S. Air Force. He was Department Head and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, and Mercer University, Macon, GA. He retired in 1993 and returned to Albuquerque in 1997. Services will be held Wednesday, 2:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel, 1111 University Blvd. NE, with Rev. Daniel M. Hooks officiating. Private disposition will follow. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 411 Broadway SE, 87102. French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
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