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NORMA R. Died on Tuesday, June, 2011. She was born on January 13, 1925 in Middletown, OH to Cyril Percy Morgan and Vella Schultz Morgan. She received her nursing degree from Christ School of Nursing in Cincinnati, OH. In 1945, while working as a nurse in Cincinnati, she met a young medical student, Robert Rae Secrest, Sr., who became her husband, and life long companion for 56 years, until his death in 2002. Dr. Secrest was a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force and they moved from base to base. In 1955 he went to work at Lovelace Clinic and they settled in Albuquerque where they raised their children. Included in her many activities was volunteering as a nurse at the Girl Scout Camp. In 1985 at the age of 60, she received a Masters in Special Education from UNM and went to teach at Ernie Pyle Middle School. She joked that when most of her peers were retiring she was starting a new career. She later taught remedial English at UNM Valencia campus until she was 82. She loved teaching returning students and was proud she could help them reach a level where they could begin taking college classes. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law,Cyril Percy and Sharon Morgan of Pullman, WA and their sons, Patrick, Sean and Matthew; her sons, Robert R. Secrest, Jr. (Charlotte Mary Toulouse), Richard M. Secrest (Jennifer), Joseph E. Secrest (Brandi); her daughters, Sandra Hatch (Joseph), and Victoria Soto (Humberto); her ten grandchildren, Trent Morgan Toulouse, Robert E. Hatch, William Rae Hatch, Melissa, Elizabeth, Nathan, Sophia, Mariah, Ethan and Zoey Secrest; and four great-grandchildren, Andres, Antonio, Journey and Faith. A viewing will be held at French - University, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Immediately followed by a service at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd NE. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in Norma's name to All Faiths Receiving Home, 1709 Moon St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112. Please visit our online guestbook for Norman at www.RememberTheirStory.com FRENCH 111 University Blvd NE (505) 843-6333
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