 PILCHER, THELMA JEAN of Albuquerque, NM, died May 26, 2013 in Littleton, CO. Thelma was born in Anthony, KS on April 11, 1921 to Albert and Dora Baird. She grew up in Anthony. After graduating from Anthony High School, Thelma moved to Wichita where she met her husband, Robert Pilcher. They were married in May of 1947. In 1958, the couple and their two young children moved to Albuquerque. Thelma worked as a secretary at Kirtland Air Force Base until she retired to become a full time homemaker. She was a devoted wife and mother who had an abundance of time and energy for her children's activities and their friends. Thelma and Robert traveled extensively after Robert's retirement, visiting all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries. Thelma was gentle and soft spoken. She was also tough and determined. Thelma was independent, hard-working and thrifty. She was also kind, considerate and generous. Thelma loved her family and her country very much, and she cherished her many friends. Thelma was truly one of the great ones from the Greatest Generation. Thelma was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Robert Bruce Pilcher; her parents; brothers, Guy, Ray and Fred Baird; and sisters, Grace Muir and Maxine Jones. She is survived by her children, Alanna Larsen (Dean) of Littleton, CO; and Mark Pilcher (Leslie) of Fallbrook, CA; grandchildren, Ashley Larsen Merritt (Jason) of Arvada, CO, Samantha and Brandon Pilcher of Chicago and San Diego, respectively; great-granddaughter, Linnea Merritt, of Arvada; and many nieces and nephews. Thelma will be interred next to Robert at the United States Military Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM in a private ceremony. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you honor Thelma's support for our veterans with gifts to the Wounded Warriors Project at: (WoundedWarriorsProject.org) or another veteran's support organization.
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