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Richard Nance Obituary
Richard E. Nance, a resident of Albuquerque since 1991, passed away May 8, 2017.
He was born July 18, 1932 in Maude, OK.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was married to the love of his life, Carol Sue Thompson for 38 years.
He is survived by sons Richard E. Jr., Michael R. and Patrick J., of Richmond, VA, Stephen L. of Atlanta, GA; daughters Jackie Nance-Graf, twins Lara E. & Susannah M., of Richmond, VA, daughter Liese Morris, son-in-law J. Glenn Morris, & grandson Jacob R. Morris, of Albuquerque, NM; granddaughter Chelsea E. LaFont & husband Damian LaFont, & great-granddaughter Emerson LaShay LaFont of greater New Orleans; niece Sharon Nichols & great-nephew Charles Nichols of Shawnee, KS.
A memorial service will be held at the San Victorio Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 10: 00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the National Association of Retarded Citizens (The ARC of the United States).
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Mateo & Kristina Abeyta
May 9, 2023
Oh, Richard, you were a gem! You made us laugh so many times! We smile whenever we think about you.
Mateo and Kristina Abeyta
May 8, 2020
Carol, we can hardly express how much we enjoyed you and Rich. He was so FUNNY! And OMG, the stories. Every time we hear about England we think of you two on your mission and the ("Hi"s and "Bye"s?). We love you Carol - Mateo and Kristina Abeyta
Angela Joinef
May 20, 2017
Sue, My thoughts and prayers are with you today.
love Angela xxx
Mateo and Kristina Abeyta
May 14, 2017
Carol, we loved Rich so much. And what a sense of humor! And how he loved the gospel and the temple. Please know we love you and are praying for you.
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