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Robert A. Mallory, 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 in Albuquerque, his home for 7 years. He was born near Hampton, Iowa on September 29, 1910. He graduated from Iowa State Teachers College, served in the U.S. Army through WWII and the Korean War. He and his wife, Dayle, owned a bookshop in Grand Rapids, MI for 23 years. He held a Life Master in duplicate bridge, won three international awards for hybridizing iris and wrote poetry. He will be missed by his family and many friends for his unique humor, curiosity, and interest in everybody he met. He is precedeased by his wife, Dayle, daughter, Robin Hoth, and sister, Irene Wolff. He is survived by his daughter, Lynn Mallory; friend, Kathleen McCorkell; grandson, Michael Vidro and wife, Felecia; their children, Rebecca and Jake, all of Albuquerque; grandson, Aaron Vidro, daughter, Sabrina and her mother, Traci Vidro, of Grand Rapids, son-in-law, Lester Hoth; grandson, Jason Hoth and wife, Gina, their children, Adam and Carson, granddaughter, Tiffany Smith and husband, Bradley, all of Bentonville, Arkansas area and his sister, Rhoda Anderson of Coolidge, AZ; A brief memorial service followed by a party will be held in his memory at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 30th, in the dining room at Manzano del Sol Good Samaritan Retirement Community, at 5201 Roma NE
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