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HOOKER -- Marjorie Mead (Peggy) Hooker, 81, died peacefully in her home in Corrales on Sunday, November 19, 2006, after a long illness. A resident of New Mexico since 1951, she was born in Sedalia, MO, on September 21, 1925, but grew up in Marfa, TX, soon afterward. Peggy is survived by her husband of 59 years, Van Dorn Hooker Jr. of Corrales; daughter, Ann Hooker Clarke and husband, Duncan of Bethesda, MD their children, George O’Dell of Washington, D.C., Amelia Ann and husband, Jeff Abasolo their son, Lukas Dean of Fuerth, Germany, and Julia Marie and husband, Jason Criscuolo of Arlington, VA her son, John Hardy Hooker and his wife, Kim of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and their children, Eleanor, Benjamin and Theodore; cousin, Patricia Huckins of Ruidoso; and dog Aldo. She was preceded in death by her son, Van Dorn Hooker III; parents, John Carlton and Ruth Ellen Mead. Peggy was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in architecture. She received her architectural license in 1950, at a time when very few women were architects. Peggy and her family lived in Santa Fe from 1951 to 1965 where she was an associate in the firm of McHugh, Hooker, Bradley P. Kidder and Associates. After moving to Corrales, she established her own practice in 1965. In 1968 Peggy worked with Max Flatow on the Albuquerque Urban Renewal Plan and remained with the firm of Flatow, Moore, Bryan and Fairburn and its successors for more than 20 years. A member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Peggy was the first woman president of the Albuquerque AIA and the first woman to serve on the New Mexico Board of Examiners for Architects. She was awarded the New Mexico Architects’ Medal by AIA New Mexico in 2003. Peggy was made an Honorary Member of the Association of University Architects in ceremonies at Cornell University in 1984. In 1990, she received the Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women. Peggy was a member of the Santa Fe Symphony for a number of years, was president of the Corrales Art Association, and served on the Old Town Architectural Commission of the City of Albuquerque. Peggy paved the way for other women to enter the profession by showing that a woman can be a loving wife and mother and do equal, responsible architectural work and enjoy the pleasure of trying to create what all architects strive to do: make the world a better place in which to live and work. Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 9, 2006, 2:30 p.m., at UNM Alumni Chapel, University of New Mexico Campus. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Animal Humane Association of New Mexico, 615 Virginia St. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
        Published on: Thu November 23, 2006