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Wood -- Harry Vernon"Bunny" Wood, born in Kansas City, MO April 24, 1906 passed away on August 14, 1999. He had been a resident of Albuquerque since 1953. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Jean Russell, by his wife of five years, Rowena Carr; by his sons, James R. Wood and Richard W. Wood and two grandsons, Gary Wood and Jeffrey Wood. He is survived by his daughter-in-law, Pat Wood of North Richland Hills, TX; by grandson, Daniel B. Wood and his three daughters, Jaymi, Randi, and Danni Wood of Davis, CA; by granddaughter, Beth Lahale, her husband, Mark and their three children, Grant, Meredith, and Jordan Lahaieof North Richland Hills, TX; granddaughter, Tery Lynn Wood of Kirtland, WA; granddaughter, Tammie Pearce, her husband William and their three children, Shelby, David and Christopher Pearce of Navarre, Florida, by nieces Diane Kalas of Cornville, AZ, Gayle Spellman of Ocala, Florida, Arden Heenan of Kansas City, MO and nephew Mac Wood also of Kansas City. He attended Kansas City Junior College in Kansas City, MO, was a member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque for more than 30 years, the Hoffmantown Sunday School, the Senior Citizens"Triple L" Group, the Albuquerque Rotary Club, the American Philatelic Society, the Albuquerque Philatelic Society (Past President) and an active member of the Palo Duro Philatetic Society. He was affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America for some 30 years, served as a director of the greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and took an active part in civic affairs. Before coming to Albuquerque, he was connected with the atomic weapons program for over 18 years, serving as manager of the Iowa Ordnance Plant in Burlington, Iowa and general superintendent of the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons, Kansas. He was an executive with ACF Industries in Albuquerque for more than 13 years. He was a writer and an ardent fly fisherman. Services will be held Tuesday, 10:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE with Pastor Ken Moore officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of the donors choice, in memory of"Bunny". .DMP
        Published on: Sun August 15, 1999