Denman McNear

My railroad family was fortunate enough to have many former SP presidents sit at our dinner table in the tiny railhead town of Tucumcari, New Mexico - like Donald J. Russell and Benjamin F. Biaggini. I was age 9 or 10 and a curious grade schooler when Mr. McNear came to visit twice as a young assistant superintendent. He was about 30 or 35 then, a "confirmed bachelor," and a couple of years younger than my father who took his place there as Trainmaster for the SP. My mother always pulled out...

RIP Denman. From the Currier family. Our lives were intertwined with yours throughout the decades of service on the SP.
Especially in Tucumcari, El Paso, and #1 Market Street.
The old team is awaiting your arrival in Heaven. God Bless.

Like his father, he was a true gentleman.