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LIPINSKI -- Kendra Lipinski, 26, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, died Thursday, May 21, 2009. She is survived by her parents, Ron Lipinski and Therese Goetz; sister, Val Lipinski; grandmother, Barbara Lipinski, all of Albuquerque; aunts, Carolann Gerhard and husband, John of Loveland, CO, Christy Edwards of Albuquerque, Marybeth Perez-Soto and husband, Jose Luis of Albuquerque, and Dorothy Brokaw of Manchester, NH; uncles, Tim Lipinski of Albuquerque, Bob Lipinski and wife, Kim of Riverwoods, IL, Eric Lipinski and wife, Lana of Littleton, CO, John Goetz and wife, Linda of North Attleboro, MA, Frederick Goetz of Dunellen, NJ, Eric Goetz and wife, Sonia of Boonton, NJ, and Jim Goetz and wife, Laurie of Liverpool, NY; special friends, Thelma Giomi and Devaraj Aran, both of Albuquerque; and many other friends and cousins. Kendra graduated from Eldorado High School as Valedictorian. She received her Bachelors in Science with honors from Pomona College. Ms. Lipinski received her Masters in Biology with distinction from UNM. She volunteered with Key Club in Albuquerque and Mortar Board in Claremont, CA and with Middle School Student Outreach in San Diego, CA with Salk Lab. Kendra loved ballroom, salsa, and swing dancing. She loved hiking and skiing in the mountains, and sculpting as hobbies. Ms. Lipinski also sang in the University Choir. A service will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 10:00 at French Mortuary, University Location, and a Memorial Mass will be held at John XXIII Catholic Community Church on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 2:00 .m.. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at French Mortuary. Memorial Contributions may be made to World Wildlife Fund, 1250 Twenty-Fourth Street, N.W. P.O. Box 97180, Washington, DC 20090-7180, http://www.worldwildlife.org/, The Planetary Society, http://www.planetary.org/join/giving/living_tributes.html, and The National Wildlife Federation, http://www.nwf.org/support/memorial.cfm. Please visit our online guestbook for Kendra at www.RememberTheirStory.com. French 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333
        Published on: Mon May 25, 2009