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ABDALLA, INA L. Who would have been 96 years old next month, died early on the morning of Monday, September 22, 2014. She was born in Anson, TX on October 24, 1918. Ina lived her early years on a cotton farm in West Texas. She played basketball on her Whitharral Texas High School team. Ina was a lifelong enthusiastic basketball fan and for many years, she was a lobo season ticket holder. After high school graduation, she enrolled in cosmetology school in Lubbock, TX. Her first job as a hairdresser took her to Magdalena, NM where she met her future husband John Abdalla, to whom she was married for over fifty years. He passed in 1990. In 1940, the family moved to Santa Rosa, NM, where in addition to being a full time hair dresser, she was active in helping to initiate the first hot lunch program in Santa Rosa Public Schools. Moving to Albuquerque in 1960, Ina continued her profession as a hairdresser with a short venture into real estate. After retirement, Ina joined a group of genealogy researchers working in both Albuquerque and the State of Archives in Santa Fe. This group became fast friends and she treasured their company and friendship. Ina was an avid gardener whose passion was neatness and order. She was known as a true matriarch who wielded firmness, sometimes tempered with generosity. Ina is survived by her sisters, Aleta Grey and Bobbie Brock; her two children, Nick Abdalla and wife Susan Spring, Ann Alls and husband Sonny; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. After cremation her remains will be buried next to her husband at Santa Fe National Cemetery. At Ina's request there will be a private family commemoration of her life. To view information or leave a condolence, please visit www.danielsfuneral.com Daniels Family Funeral Services 7601 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-821-0010
        Published on: Sun September 28, 2014