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Laura Beatrice Thorne Solomon September 23, 1926 - February 2, 2005 Laura Beatrice Thorne Solomon, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2005. Laura was born in Las Cruces, NM, on September 23, 1926. During WWII she was a railroad telegrapher in California. When the war ended she attended the University of Arizona and upon graduation took training to be a certified medical technician. She was employed by the hospital in Las Vegas, NM where she met and married her husband Charles S. Solomon, who was attending Highlands University, in 1950. Laura also completed education courses at Highlands so both she and Charles could teach at Northern New Mexico Normal School in El Rito, NM from 1952 to 1953. Adventure called and the Solomons moved to Alaska where Laura again worked as a medical technician for the Army Air Force in Anchorage, Alaska. From Alaska the couple moved to Washington, D.C. where her husband attended law school and she worked at the George Washington University Hospital. Laura and her husband returned to New Mexico, moving to Santa Fe in 1956, where they raised their two girls, Carol and Susan. During her time in Santa Fe, Laura volunteered for many organizations. She helped with Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls with her daughters, served as a docent at the Palace of the Governors, provided medical technician services for various clinics. Most recently she worked as a mentor at Sweeney Elementary School. Laura also worked as a legal secretary for her husband until his retirement. Laura loved travel and people; arts and crafts; music and children; gardening and liberal causes. She is survived by relatives and countless mends in New Mexico, Texas, California, Idaho, and Great Britain. A memorial has not yet been scheduled. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 1399 Luisa Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 983-4331
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