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Loretta Martinez Tollison, 71, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 3:40 p.m., with her Son holding her hand at her bedside. She is survived by her, husband, Tom Tollison of Albuquerque; her only child and son, Tommy and his wife, Dubravka of Scottsdale, AZ; grandchildren, Thomas Luke (age 4), Matea Laura (age 2) and Leia Loretta Maria (due December 2008). She is preceded in death by her father, Licho Martinez and her mother, Matilde Dye. Loretta was a sixth generation Albuquerque, New Mexican and she was born and raised in the Martinez Town area of Albuquerque. Loretta had a BA in Psychology and Spanish was her first language. She deeply loved her Dye side of the family in New Mexico and California. Loretta tirelessly served the Hispanic and elderly communities, first as a substitute teacher in downtown and the north/south valley schools, then as a counselor and case manager with the Office of Senior Affairs and Catholic Social Services, also through participation with the Hispanic Roundtable and the New Mexico Democratic Party. She was founder and owner of All Seasons Home Care, a company that was dedicated to in home care for the elderly. To our great wife, mother, grandmother and mother in law: We will always love you, we will always think of you, we will always honor you and we will always miss you. Go now and be at rest with Jesus and your family. A Mass will be celebrated for Loretta on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 10:00 a.m., at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 927 Arizona St. SE (corner of San Pedro and Ross), with Father Virgil Furfaro, Celebrant. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. After the interment, family and friends are welcome to come by Tom and Loretta's house at 1008 Georgia SE for food and refreshments. Flowers may be sent to French Mortuary, the University Blvd. Chapel. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333 www.frenchmortuary.com
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