Louis-Osmer-Obituary

Mr. Louis Lamont "Lou" Osmer Jr.

Grant County, New Mexico

Oct 26, 1924 – Apr 6, 2018 (Age 93)

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BORN
October 26, 1924
DIED
April 6, 2018
AGE
93
LOCATION
Grant County, New Mexico

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Mr. Louis Lamont Osmer, Jr. (Lou), longtime resident of Grant County, NM, soldiered his way over the great divide on March 6, 2018 at the age of 93, while residing at Fort Bayard Medical Center. Mr. Osmer's family wish to express our deepest gratitude to the many dedicated, gentle, patient,...

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This is the father of Myrtle Osmer, my Grandmother. Born in Santa Rita NM 1903.

When I was Chief Engineer of the Tyrone mine, loved it when Lou would drop by to talk. He had a huge storage of memories of the early years of mining in the Tyrone area, lots of memories of the restart (1967) and activities in the area. He had a collection of artifacts, like underground miner ID tags, and the story and details behind it. When we were about to place waste over the site of an underground mine, I took him to the site and he knew the shaft design and depth of the shaft, and...

My grandmother was Myrtle Osmer, daughter of Louis and Posie Osmer of Silver City, NM. She passed in 1982 in San Diego at home.

I knew Lou fairly well as we would interact at the Tyrone mine when I was there. He offered insights and advice as freely as he did stories. He was a great small miner, regularly won the hand drilling contests, and was a good friend.