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Kenneth Frank McOsker, 34, of Edgewood, NM. Born 5/9/76 went to meet the lord on July 19, 2010, after a tragic accident at Rodeo de Galiseto, which he was a three time bareback riding champion. Kenny had ridden bareback horses for 15 years, winning over 30 buckles and a saddle. Kenny was a competitor his entire life starting with baseball at Thunderbird LL, a Super Bowl champ at YAFL, a black belt in Tae Kwon-Do, a varsity baseball player selected to the all city team while attending Sandia HS. He was a state conference participant in DECA representing N.M. in Detroit, Mi. Kenny also received the Presidential Academic Award signed by President Bush. Kenny graduated from UNM with a degree in engineering. He was a proud member of SAE. Kenny was also an organ donor, giving the gift of life to five people, three in NM. Kenny is survived by his wife Tay; daughter Bailey; sons Kole and Zeb; and an unborn son, all of Edgewood, NM; his mother and father, Neddie and Martin of Albuquerque; and his forever grandparents, Walt and Priscella Newlin of Sandia Knolls NM; best friend Kevin Cox; and many aunts and uncles and cousins as well as his extended rodeo family. Kenny was preceded in death by his grandparents Frank and Trinidad Castor of Las Vegas, NM, Kenneth and Willie Mae McOsker of Humboldt, AZ. A memorial service will be held at the Moriarty Community Center on August 7, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Moriarty, NM. Service to be conducted by close friend Luis Escudero. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Kenny McOsker Memorial Fund, at any Wells Fargo Bank. His epitaph will read "I'd rather have eight seconds in the saddle than a life time watching from the stands." Some of Kenny'ss ashes will grace the rodeo grounds throughout the SW. Kenny died doing what he loved and wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
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