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BUNDY -- Louise Ganie Lambert Bundy, 1919 - 2010, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jacob Phillip Lambert and Susan Augusta Hiller on September 19, 1919. She died on October 20, 2010. She is survived by her children, Ganie Bundy DeHart of Geneseo, NY; Kevin Christopher Bundy of Albuquerque, NM; Rebecca Bundy Brown and husband, Glenn of Walkersville, MD; Philip Edward Bundy and wife, Jeanette of Albuquerque, NM and Heidi Bundy Brown and husband, Steve of Albuquerque, NM; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. Wayne Bundy, her parents, six brothers, four sisters, and her son, Thomas Kimball Bundy. Louise moved to Ogden Utah, when she was four years old. It was in Ogden where she met and fell in love, with her sweetheart, E. Wayne Bundy. They were married on July 3, 1942, in Yuma Arizona. She graduated from Ogden High School, attended Weber State and the University of Utah. Louise spent years inside the Republican political world, including being a Barry Goldwater Delegate at the1964 Republican Convention; she was the first Chairman of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women and was the Republican candidate for Secretary of State in New Mexico in 1966 and 1968. She held numerous positions in the federal government, including working with Representative Manuel Lujan, was appointed by President Richard Nixon to the Department of Interior, and continued working in government at the Office of Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Health and Human Services. She was a member of the Reagan-Bush National Committee and President Ronald Reagan's 1981 Inaugural Committee; she also worked for Project Hope. In addition to her professional career, Louise was a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many callings; Louise was an avid Nelson Eddy enthusiast and helped create the Nelson Eddy Scholarship Fund, thus, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Nelson Eddy Scholarship fund, http://nelsoneddysociety.org/scholarship.htm, or your favorite university's music department. Special thanks to Nancy Schwarz, her friend and caregiver, and to Kristina, her nurse, and the rest of staff of Presbyterian Home Hospice. Memorial service will be celebrated in Louise's honor on Monday, October 25, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5709 Haines Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM. Graveside services will be held on Monday, October 25, 2010, 1:30 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM. Please visit our online guestbook for Louise at: www.RememberTheirStory.com. French 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333
        Published on: Mon October 25, 2010