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Rodney Puffer York

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Rodney Puffer York

Birth
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Death
18 Dec 1993 (aged 32)
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
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Rodney P. York, passed away on December 18, 1993, in Albuquerque. Rodney was born in Albuquerque on February 5, 1961, to Philip K. and Margaret York, the third child of the family.
Rodney graduated from Highland High School. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed activities as hiking the Grand Canyon, exploring remote parts of New Mexico and off-road motorcycling.
Rodney met and married Diane Stewart, they had one son.
Rodney became very ill with a form of spinal meningitis. After many operations, he defied predictions that he would not live more than six weeks by surviving more than eight years. Rodney had a partial recovery, but with serious spinal damage. Even when confined to a wheelchair, he visited critically ill patients at St. Joseph West Mesa Hospital and volunteered at Corrales Elementary.
Rodney struggled as a quadriplegic for eight years and after an additional tenth surgical operation, Rodney died of pneumonia.
Rodney is survived by Jason Rodney York and his wife, Cassiah and granddaughter Rachel; all of Albuquerque. Rodney is also survived by his brother, Philip K. York and his wife, Amy of Albuquerque and sister, Rosemary Y. Morrison and her husband, William of Littleton MA, and a niece, Michelle Toft of San Francisco.
A Re-Interment Service will take place on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 9:30 a.m., at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE near the main entrance on Menaul.
Rodney P. York, passed away on December 18, 1993, in Albuquerque. Rodney was born in Albuquerque on February 5, 1961, to Philip K. and Margaret York, the third child of the family.
Rodney graduated from Highland High School. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed activities as hiking the Grand Canyon, exploring remote parts of New Mexico and off-road motorcycling.
Rodney met and married Diane Stewart, they had one son.
Rodney became very ill with a form of spinal meningitis. After many operations, he defied predictions that he would not live more than six weeks by surviving more than eight years. Rodney had a partial recovery, but with serious spinal damage. Even when confined to a wheelchair, he visited critically ill patients at St. Joseph West Mesa Hospital and volunteered at Corrales Elementary.
Rodney struggled as a quadriplegic for eight years and after an additional tenth surgical operation, Rodney died of pneumonia.
Rodney is survived by Jason Rodney York and his wife, Cassiah and granddaughter Rachel; all of Albuquerque. Rodney is also survived by his brother, Philip K. York and his wife, Amy of Albuquerque and sister, Rosemary Y. Morrison and her husband, William of Littleton MA, and a niece, Michelle Toft of San Francisco.
A Re-Interment Service will take place on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 9:30 a.m., at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE near the main entrance on Menaul.


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  • Created by: P Barela
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95196073/rodney_puffer-york: accessed ), memorial page for Rodney Puffer York (5 Feb 1961–18 Dec 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95196073, citing Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by P Barela (contributor 46573401).