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Obituary for AZAR


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Friday May 04, 2012

RICHARD H. Was born January 26, 1950 and passed away unexpectedly on April 28, 2012. He was 62. Richard was a world traveler, a computer technician, most intelligent, and was a lover of animals. In particular he gave numerous donations to a society to save wolves. Richard is survived by his sister, Gail Porter and husband Larry; daughters Patricia Farr, Michelle Gipe and Rebecca Porter and families; brother Douglas Azar and wife Tara, and children Richard Ryan, Alexandra and Lila Rose, and sister Polly Azar and son Adam. One of Richard's favorite authors was Robert Heinlein who said this about death: "I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." If any of you have any quotes or stories about Richard you would like to share with the family, please feel free to send them to paazar@msn.com. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Alderette-Pomeroy Funeral Home located at 244 North First Street, Raton, NM. Followed with a gathering after services at the Crystal Cafe located at 1021 S. 2nd Street, Raton, NM 87740 In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Raton Humane Society and Animal Shelter at PO Box 1321, Raton, NM 87740.