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Commander John Byrne Dobbins, Jr., USN (Ret.), 74, a resident of Albuquerque for more than 30 years, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Yvonne Dobbins; sons, Joseph Dobbins and wife, Helene, and Matthew Dobbins and wife, Sophia, all of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Sean Dobbins, Alexandra Dobbins, Christopher Dobbins, Robert Metoyer and Annette Metoyer; brother, James R. Dobbins and wife, Carol, of Virginia Beach, VA and sister, Carol Jones and husband, C. R. of Cape Coral, FL. Commander Dobbins, originally from West Virginia, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD and served 25 years as a Naval Aviator. Commander Dobbins' first love was flying and after retirement from the Navy, he taught mathematics at a business college. Services will be held Monday, May 3, 2004, 10:30 a.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel. Interment will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery. French Mortuary, Inc. 7121 Wyoming Blvd. (505) 823-9400
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