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Mark Meiering
Yes, I forgot to mention Albuquerque's Veteran's Memorial+Museum and the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. The latter is near the entrance to Kirtland AF base on the public side, so accessible for out of town visitors. In addition to tthe interesting inside nuclear exhibits, outside on the tarmac are numerous combat aircraft. Looking over a Russian Mig strikes me it is about as low tech as a fighter jet can be.
And as Rex noted, the Da Vincii exhibit was in Abq several years ago and was stunning to see. So I'll mention several other entertainment options visitores here might enjoy. There is the baseball Isotopes, a Triple A team. The United is professional soccer with competition coming from cities across the country. Of course there is UNM football playing money games against far better teams, and basket ball before 15 thousand fans in "The Pit."
Thoughts of Judge Bratton bring to mind the many superb Roswell attorneys. Bratton was not a mentor in the normal manner. Outside the court, he was most cordial asking about parents, what sibs were doing etc. But in court for the many jury trials I had before him, he bent over backwards to allow no favorite advantages. My contemporaries sometimes remarked on how strict he was with me, and I'd reply that was his way of running fair and ethical proceeding. Often painful for me but a great lerning experience and an example of how judges must run trials. Another Roswell attorney friend who became a U.S. Court of Appeals judge is Paul Kelly--past friendship counted for nothing when court was in session. Back in the day, I had jury trials before state court judges in Roswell who I greatly admired for how they conducted proceeding in the most fair manner. I will mention Paul Snead, Bill Schneider and Freddie Romero. Another amazing Roswell figure was Ross Malone, not a judge, but a national figure in legal circles. He was president of the American Bar Association, and thereafter General Counsel for General Motors. When he was the latter and officed at at GM's HQ in New York City at 5th avenue and 50th street, I went to "call" on him. I rode up to about the 50th floor of the GM skyscraper and I recall the look on the face of his receptionist when this snotty 20 something stood at her desk and asked to see her boss. She reluctantly called to "see if he was available" and she was astounded when he told her to show me in. What an office he had, and he warmly interrupted his schedule to see me !!
And I cannot forget that Roswell had Jack Campell who became Governor. Roswell still has Bob Sabin, an early in my career model of how good attorneys work, and who I am grateful to as well.
I decided to write all this because , though I love what Alb has been to me and my family, I also treasure the many outstanding Roswell people who have meant so much to me over the years..I suppose I'm writing to say Roswell people are special in some many ways !!
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