Lawrence - Age 88 - Rio Rancho/Los Alamos - Mullins

LAWRENCE MULLINS, 88, a resident of Rio Rancho and formerly of Los Alamos, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years, Ruth; daughter, Kathie Mullins Stroh; son-in-law, Bill Petty; brothers, Dennis and Raymond and sister, Anne. Larry graduated from Queens College in New York City in May 1943 and immediately joined the Navy to serve the South Pacific on the destroyer U.S.S. Caldwell. In May 1957, he received his PhD from the University of New Mexico. Larry worked for LANL from 1946 to 1984; then from 1984 - 1994 as a consultant for Trueco. He received the 1988 Glenn T. Seaborg award for his expertise in Plutonium. Mr. Mullins is survived by his daughters, Betty Anne Pacheco of Albuquerque, Shelli Mullins Petty of Los Alamos and Dottie Mullins of Santa Fe; brother, Vincent Mullins and wife Barbara; grandchildren, Major Steve Pacheco and wife Jenny of Hawaii, Denise Stroh Fuqua and husband Brandon of Lovington, Delores Stroh Scharf and husband Justin of Monahan, TX, Mike Pacheco and wife Adrienne of San Diego, CA, Melanie Petty Romero of Los Alamos, Rob Pacheco and wife Ashley and Richie Petty all of Albuquerque; and 8 great-grandchildren. The Funeral service will begin on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. with reception following at the Calvary Chapel in Santa Fe. Burial to follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Guaje Pines Cemetery in Los Alamos with the following serving as pallbearers, Rob Pacheco, Richie Petty, Mike Pacheco, Denise Fuqua, Delores Scharf, Melanie Romero and Steve Pacheco. Honorary pallbearers named are, George Phelps and Vincent Mullins. The Mullins family has entrusted their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley.

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