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Obituary for WINDLER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday July 26, 2006

Peter Ray Windler, 49, a resident of Albuquerque for 11 years, died July 23, 2006. Peter was born June 17, 1957. He is survived by his children, Zachary Windler of Austin, TX, Emily Windler and Grace Windler of Albuquerque; sister, Marion Fike of Amarillo, TX; brother, Cary Windler of Bossier City, LA; mother and father, Betty and Milton Windler of Friendswood, TX. Peter graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science and served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years, retiring as a Major. He was a Master Navigator and received the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters along with numerous other decorations. He was currently employed at Headquarters, USAF Safety Center at Kirtland AFB. Services will be held Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at French Mortuary - Westside Chapel with Roger Patterson, Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church of Friendswood, TX, officiating. Interment will take place at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX, on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the UNM Cancer Research and Treatment Center, 700 Lomas Blvd. NE, 2 Woodward Center, Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87102. French Mortuary 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW (3 blocks N. of Paseo del Norte) (505) 897-0300