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Neil R. Munyon, 84, a resident of Albuquerque, died Sunday, June 28, 2009. Born March 12, 1925 in Lincoln, NE to George Munyon and E. Grace Smith the middle of three sons. Grew up in Agra, KS, graduating from Agra Rural High School in May of 1943. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force August 1942 through January 1946. Assigned to Air Transport Command serving in New Guinea, Townsville, Australia and Manila, Philippine Islands. After the war he went to work for the Department of Energy as a security guard in Los Alamos, NM. There he met and married Mary Jane Steffens of Minneapolis, MN on May 28, 1949. Mary Jane died February 1984. Survived by seven children, Joan Davis of San Diego, CA, Thomas Munyon and wife, Utahna of Marysville, WA, Elizabeth Sawyer and husband, Daniel of Sacramento, CA, Claire Robertson and husband, Terry of Oceanside, CA, Carolyn Garcia and husband, L. Bert of Albuquerque, Virginia Lupinek and husband, Danny of Henderson, NV and Mark Munyon and wife, Donna of Ventura, CA; brother, Dwaine Munyon and wife, Connie of Lincoln, NE; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren and one more on the way. Neil moved to Rio Rancho after retiring in 1985. There he met and married Marie Hubbs in 1991. They were together until Marie's passing in January of 2008. Just last September, Neil moved to Albuquerque to be closer to Carolyn and Bert. Neil became a member of the Roman Catholic Church in November of 1950 after having been raised Methodist. Through his generosity he helped support Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Los Alamos, St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho and had begun to contribute to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Albuquerque. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus for 50 plus years. He was also very generous to all he met in his own very giving way. He will surely be missed by many. Rosary will be recited Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 6:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel. Mass will be celebrated Thursday, July 2, 2009, 9:00 a.m., at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1818 Coal SE. Interment will take place at 1:00 p.m., at Guaje Pines Cemetery in Los Alamos, NM. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the American Cancer Society, 10501 Montgomery Blvd. NE Suite 300, Albuquerque, NM 87111. Please visit our online guestbook for Neil at www.RememberTheirStory.com French 1111 University Blvd. NE. (505) 843-6333
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