Obituary of Paul J. Finegan

Paul J. Finegan, age 78, born November 9, 1933 in Seattle, WA passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012. Mr. Finegan is survived by his wife of fifty four and a half years, Ellen; daughter, Carolyn Finegan-Steele and husband, Ralph; son, Charles Finegan; grandson, Sean Finegan and wife, Teresita; granddaughter, Desiree Finegan; and great-grandson, Joey Finegan. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Joy Finegan; sister, Ann and brother, Michael. Mr. Finegan was born into a military family and lived all over the United States and Japan. He served in the United States Army for twenty- two years and was decorated with two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts for his service in Vietnam. Mr. Finegan was the funeral home manager and funeral director for Kaster, Maxon and Futrell in El Paso, TX for fifteen years then he and his wife moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1998. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Riverside Funeral Home Chapel, located at 225 San Mateo Blvd. NE. Funeral Service will be celebrated on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 10:00 AM also at the Riverside Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Finegan will be laid to rest at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:30 PM with full Military Honors. Pallbearers will be Charles Finegan, Sean Finegan, Ralph Steele, Don Pace, Arland Blackburn, and James J. Edwards. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517; Topeka, Kansas 66675 www. woundedwarriorproject.org. Arrangements entrusted to Riverside Funeral Home of Albuquerque, 764-9663.