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LOVICK -- Mary Jo Lovick, 67, a resident of Albuquerque, NM passed away March 18, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Peter Rand; children, Troy Lovick, Heather Lovick-Tolley and husband, Jeff; step-daughters, Tami Duncan and Cindy Rand-Lowe; grandchildren, Ivie, Allison, and Aidan Lovick, Savannah, Kayleigh and Ethan Tolley, Rachel, Ginnie and Katie Duncan; great-grandchildren, Amaya Grace and Jameson Fields; brother, John Mills; sister, Judy Harris. Mary Jo was preceded in death by her beloved parents, James R. and Marjorie Mills. She enjoyed a very long career in the USDA Forest Service in which she worked her way up from the lowest ranks to being one of the creators of the USDA EEOC Mediation Program. After retirement in 1994 she went on to enjoy time as a mediation consultant, in real estate sales and was on the board of a number of professional organizations, including Southwest Amigos and NAWBO. She was a beautifully optimistic, energetic, and generous person, whose sense of justice and balance made her an extraordinary mediator, who felt that service to others was the highest calling for a person. For years she was a single mother who raised two children and proved that a woman with kids could excel professionally. She loved a good road trip and felt that going off the beaten path was sometimes the only way to travel. She was a master planner and organizer who knew her limits in the kitchen. Her greatest joy was being a doting grandmother and felt that holidays were meant to be filled with the chaos of family. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 pm, Saturday, April 9, 2011, Daniels Family Funeral Services, Wyoming Chapel, 7601 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM. For those who do not wish to send flowers for the memorial service please consider making a donation in Mary Jo's name to the Albuquerque Botanical Gardens, 2601 Central Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104, 505-764-6200 or the Multiple Myeloma Foundation, 12650 Riverside Drive, Suite 206, North Hollywood, CA 91607, 800-452-2873. To view funeral information or leave condolences please visit www.danielsfuneral.com. Mary Jo's care has been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services Sara Road Chapel 4310 Sara Road SE Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 505-892-9920
        Published on: Sun March 27, 2011