Aaron Lafer

Lafer, Aaron Age 75, a resident of Rio Rancho for the past 34 years, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. He was born on March 24, 1938 to Julius and Jean (Schwartz) Lafer of Brooklyn, NY. He proudly served in the US Army and retired from the Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey in 1979 after 20 years of service. He then worked in human resources and as an assistant manager at the Holiday Inn Pyramid Hotel in Albuquerque. He was instrumental in the design of the safety at the Pyramid Hotel. He retired again in 1995. Mr. Lafer will be remembered for his quick and sharp sense of humor, self-taught computer expertise, being a handyman, traveling all over the world and being an excellent country/western dancer. Mr. Lafer was preceded in death by his parents, Julius "Jerry" and Jean Lafer; sister, Marcia Cohen; and nephew, Robert "Bobby" Cohen. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 52 years, Marilyn (Sackrowitz) Lafer, of Rio Rancho, NM; daughters, Bonnie Lafer and boyfriend, John Walters, of Alameda, CA, and Jerri Lafer and boyfriend, Raymond Sanchez, of Albuquerque, NM; grandson, Brandon Simpson and girlfriend, Ann LeCornec; and favorite niece, Linda Cohen Dallara. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Congregation Albert, 3800 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM. Interment will follow at Vista Verde Memorial Park, 4310 Sara Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Mr. Lafer's honor to the Tgen Foundation for liver cancer research at www.tgenfoundation.org. Daniels Family Funeral Services 4310 Sara Road SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-892-9920