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EDWARD "CAL" Cal left his earthly body to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 28, 2007, after a long battle with leukemia. He was born in Albuquerque on February 22, 1949. He graduated from Manzano High School in 1967 and attended Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, TX. He made a career in telecommunications as an engineer, most recently at Windstream Communications in Hobbs, NM, and CenturyTel in Colorado. He enjoyed the great outdoors, especially the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. He married the former June Geisel Ripple on October 21, 1978 in a service that was held on Sandia Peak Tram while it ascended into the clouds. Cal is survived by his wife, June; his stepdaughter, Leanne Jones and husband, Howland; grandsons, Sylvain and Saunder of Rio Rancho; stepson, David Ripple and wife, Jackie; and granddaughters, Shelby and Katie of Rio Rancho. He is also survived by stepmother, Lucille Cox of Mountain Home, Ark.; brothers, Harry Hendrickson and wife, Joann of Las Vegas, NV, and Darryl Cox of Mountain Home, AR; sisters, Janie Kennedy of Friendswood, TX, and Debbie Herline of Phoenix, AZ; three nieces; a nephew; aunts, uncles, and cousins; and his mother-in-law, Frances Geisel; and family and friends in Windber, PA. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Marvin and Nettie White; mother, Doris White Miller; father, Martin Cox; stepfather, Charles Miller; and infant sister, Kathy Cox. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at Fitzgerald & Sons, 3113 Carlisle NE on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 3300 N. Fowler St., Hobbs, NM 88240 or; Chorus of Angels, c/o Joe Arrington Cancer Center, 4101 22nd Pl., Lubbock, TX 79410.
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