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Malcolm "Mack" A. Edwards, Jr., 64, a resident of Albuquerque since 1966, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Judy Edwards; sons, Kevin D. Edwards and Michael Edwards and wife, Nikki; brother, William Edwards and wife, Barbara; sister-in-law, Martha Edwards; mother-in-law, Sarah Jameson; and other relatives and friends. Mack was preceded in death by his parents, Malcolm A. and Emily C. Edwards; and brother, Robert A. Edwards. He was born August 6, 1944 in Washington D.C. and graduated from Herndon High School (VA) in 1962 where he played baseball and lettered in football. Mack served in the U.S. Navy from 1962 to 1965 and was trained as an electrician mate at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He was stationed in Little Creek, VA on board the U.S.S. Roberts (DE-749). Mack graduated from UNM in 1971 with a B.S.E.E., where he served as Regional Governor of the National Speleological Society. He worked for Gamblin-Rodgers Electrical Contractors from 1971 to 1990 as an estimator and later as a project manager. From 1990 to 1995 he worked as a project estimator for several DOE sites with Dames & Moore. From 1995 to 1999, he worked for ICF Kaiser Engineers as a senior project estimator in LANL. From 1999 to 2001 he worked for Terradigm Inc. at LANL and then for Balis and Co. in late 2001. In 2002 he and his family moved to TN where he worked at Paducah, KY before returning to Albuquerque in 2004 where he worked for Technadyne Engineering Services at Sandia National Lab until 2007. Throughout his career Mack remained a charter member of ASPE. He was a horseman in his youth. Mack was a boating enthusiast and loved fishing. He had a passion for racing and by 2005 owned a 1991 black mustang coup "the Dyna Edge" which won the Fun Ford Weekend True Street Class in Phoenix, AZ. Always a devoted husband and beloved father, Mack will be deeply missed by all who knew him. A Celebration of his life will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 9:30 a.m., at French Mortuary Wyoming Blvd. Chapel. Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, Monday, April 13, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of NM, 7001 Menaul Blvd. NE, Suite 1-A, Albuquerque, NM 87110 or Odyssey Hospice, 5600 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Mack's family would like to express a special thanks to Marcos at Sandia Healthcare, Tomas and all the Odyssey Team for their friendship and loving care for him. Please visit our online guestbook for Malcolm at RememberTheirStory.com French 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400
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