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Obituary for RYDER-GUERRERO


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday August 04, 2010

Patricia Ryder-Guerrero was born October 31, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. She passed away on August 1, 2010 in Centennial, Colorado. Pat was the only child of Loran and Lena Jones. Wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and long time resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is survived by her son James P. Ryder and his wife Hing; her daughter Janis L. Winterhof and her husband Roger; she is also survived by her step children, Charles Guerrero and his wife Patricia, Mark Guerrero and Mary Connor and her husband Dan; three grandchildren, Wendy and Katherine and Chad; and three great-grandchildren Corey, Shane and Josie. She was preceded in death by her husband Philip Thomas Ryder in 1979; and her second husband Samuel J. Guerrero in 2002. A graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and daughter of two artists she was an enormously gifted artist and creative personality who painted, drew, quilted, manufactured teddy bears, raised AKC champion Golden Retrievers and Beagles, built furniture, remodeled her home, owned an antique store and won awards for her miniature creations. Her wit and sense of humor will be missed by all those who knew her. Memorial Services will be held at Horan & McConaty 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80227 at 1:00 p.m. August 5, 2010. Please share condolences and memory's at: Condolences@horancares.com In lieu of flowers remembrance may be sent to: Best Friends Animal Society 5001 Angel Canyon Road Kanab, Utah 84741-5000.