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KARL KREGOR Obituary
September 27, 1938 - October 20, 2025
Karl H. Kregor, PhD, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the age of 87, from heart disease. Karl was born on September 27, 1938, in the Bronx, New York City, NY. He had been a resident of the Santa Fe area for 28 years, moving there from San Antonio, Texas, in 1997.
A graduate of Syracuse University, Karl worked for over 25 years as a Professor of English Literature at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. In retirement, he wore many hats, including serving as a train conductor on the Santa Fe to Lamy tour route, as well as a volunteer lecturer, and eventually as President of the RENESAN Institute for Lifelong Learning in Santa Fe, NM.
Karl was a kind and wonderful person and a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. His confidence and positive outlook on life inspired many of those around him. He lived his life always in pursuit of new knowledge and faced life's challenges with the belief that everything would work out in the long run.
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