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Carla Molley-Ann Bashore loving wife, mother, sister, cousin and friend passed away on June 23, 2010. She was born in New York City in 1945 to Eugenia Maria Armijo Maas ("Mama" Jean) and Tjebbe Wilem Maas. Her parents preceded her in death. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where her father was in business and where her mother became employed with the American Embassy. She began her early education at the Escola Americana in Rio de Janeiro, later attended the British School of Teresopolis, and graduated from Our Lady of Mercy High School in Rio. While in Brazil, she became an accomplished equestrian and continued that interest well into adulthood. Upon completing high school, she moved to Switzerland where she attended finishing school and then lived in Paris where she pursued her education and became a model for many years. On her many summer visits to visit with her maternal grandparents in Las Vegas, NM, the late Judge Luis E. Armijo and Eugenia Delgado Armijo, she attended summer classes at Highlands University. Carla was fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, French, German an her father's first language, Dutch. Upon returning from abroad, she resided in Alexandria, Virginia, where she worked for many years, putting to use her great talent for languages in that great cosmopolitan area of our country. Shortly after their marriage, she and Frank settled in Albuquerque and in 1982, she joined the staff of Dr. Julianne Lockwood, director of forensics in a program affiliated with the UNM Department of Psychiatry. She continued to work in the mental health area for many years and joined Dr. William Ulwelling as a member of his staff. She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years, Colonel (Ret. US Army) Frank Bashore; children, Amy Bashore Canzoneri, George Bashore, Carrie Bashore Donovan, Hank Bashore and Frank Bashore; sister, Henriette Maas; and many cousins and first cousins for each of whom she held a special place in her heart, M. Christina Armijo, Roberto Armijo, Patricia Armijo Vigil, Luis Armijo, Francesca Armijo, Anita Armijo Naranjo, Adea Armijo, Jeannie Blattman, Thomas Armijo, Steven Armijo, Paul Armijo, John Armijo and Linda Blattman. She is survived by her special friends each of whose company she adored and who loved her, Rita Montoya, Juanita Huie, Julianne and Thomas Lockwood, Patsy Wolf, Vicky Koehler, Eva and Laszlo Gyongyosi, Lynn Martin and Elizabeth Castello and her friend, Michelle. her loving husband, Frank considered her to be the greatest chef, bar none and she was! Carla loved her dogs, especially her Irish Setter, " Bonnie". She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends who survive her. Family and friends wish to express their very special and heartfelt appreciation to the chaplain and nurses at Heartland Hospice and to the nurses and staff of the Albuquerque Rehabilitation Center for the excellent care and dignified compassion exhibited by each of them. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd., NE ABQ, NM. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Heartland Hospice, 4001 Indian School Rd. NE, ABQ, NM 87110 or Albuquerque Rehabilitation Center, 5900 Forest Hills Dr. NE, ABQ, NM 87109.
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