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Wm. Russell Armstrong passed away January 27, 1999 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born March 31, 1916 in Blair, Nebraska. Mr. Armstrong spent much of his childhood in Casper, Wyoming. During WWII, he served in Europe as a Sperry Autopilot and Norton Bomb Sight Specialist in the Second Air Division of the U.S. Army's Eighth Air Force. he married Carol J. Shoemaker, a nurse, of Beemer, Nebraska in 1946, and they settled in Casper and had three sons, where Mr. Armstrong worked as a Master Watchmaker and Jeweler. As a young family they loved hunting, fishing and the grand Wyoming scenery. In 1957, Mr. Armstrong joined Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque as a Staff Assistant. He retired in 1978 and enjoyed traveling the Western U.S. and gardening until his death. He is survived by his wife, Carol and sons, Neal R. Armstrong, Professor of Chemistry, Tucson, Arizona (wife, Julia and daughters, Erin and Alix); Dale Armstrong, Consulting Geologist, Tucson (wife, Allyson); Glen A. Armstrong, Plastics Tooling Engineer, Spokane, Washington (wife, Sherrian and children, Nathan and Lyndsey). A family service will be held in Blair, Nebraska, at a future date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the National Kidney Foundation of NM, 4919 Prospect Ave. NE 87110. French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
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