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Dr. Genevieve F. Turner Damgaard Crites died Good Friday morning, March 25, 2005. She was 89. Her loving husband, Kenneth K. Crites cared for her mostly in their home in Albuquerque, NM after she suffered a massive heart fibrillation attack September 1, 1995, in Fairbanks, AK just prior to an Alaskan cruise. Genevieve was preceded in death by her parents, Ned and Lucy F. Turner; her brother, Edwin Turner; sister, Juanita Mitchell; and former husband, Dr. John A. Peter Damgaard, Jr. Genevieve is survived by her husband; her son, John A. Damgaard III of Santa Fe, NM; her sister, Marjorie Uhr of Sedalia, MO; her niece, Anne Uhr White of Cheyenne, WY; her niece, Sue Uhr Boehne and husband, Dennis of Joplin, MO; her nephew, Doug Mitchell and wife, Barbara of Springfield, MO. Genevieve graduated from Drury College in Springfield, MO class of 1938. She attended the University of Illinois. She enlisted and became an Ensign with the Navy Waves. Genevieve received a Masters Degree in Education from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where she originally met Kenneth (Kip) Crites. They were married the day after Thanksgiving in 1986 in Silver Spring, MD. Genevieve received her Doctorate in statistics from the college in Greeley, CO. Genevieve taught in the upper grades of elementary school for 34 years in the Albuquerque Public School System. She was an officer and served as President of professional organizations: Pi Lambda Theta, Alpha Delta Kappa, and American Business Women's Association. Genevieve was a member of St. Mark's on the Mesa Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, NM. Genevieve's cremains will be interred in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM on Wednesday, April 6, 2005. A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at St. Mark's on the Mesa Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
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