 Birth Notes:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21187114/person/2061510820
Death Notes:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21187114/person/2061510820
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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nma/grant/grobittextu.html
Died of cancer.
Sources of information or noted events in his life were:
• Education. Rhodes Scholar see http://o.mfcreative.com/f1/file09/objects/9/e/3/99e37ca9-4668-471f-a55d-9c4077692639-0.jpg
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He graduated from UNM in 1953 with Phi Beta Kappa honors in geology and then attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, receiving his law' degree in 1956.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nma/grant/grobittextu.html
• Obituary. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nma/grant/grobittextu.html
UTTON: Professor Albert E. Utton, 67 of the University of New Mexico faculty of~ law died Tuesday, Sept. 29,. at University Hospital after a courageous fight with prostate cancer. Born in Aztec, he joined the law faculty in 1962, specializing in natural resources and international law. He is survived by Mary, 4 his wife Of 40 years; their son, John Utton, and his wife, Rose; their daughter, Jennifer Fergusson, and her husband, Berkeley; two grandsons, Berkeley Jr. and John; his brother, Arthur Utton, and his wife, Edna; and many cousins, nephews and nieces, many of whom still reside in the Farmington/Aztec area. He graduated from UNM in 1953 with Phi Beta Kappa honors in geology and then attended Ox-ford University as a Rhodes Scholar, receiving his law' degree in 1956. After serving in England as assistant staff judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to New Mexico and began his career at the university. Over the course of four decades, he taught thousands of students and took an active part in university life and affairs. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, at 318 Silver Ave. S.W., Albuquerque. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Albert E. Utton Memorial Award in Natural Resources, UNM School of Law, 1117 Stanford, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
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http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/nm/nm-bernalillo8.html
Professor Albert E. Utton, of the UNM Faculty of Law, died September 29 at University Hospital, after a courageous fight with prostate cancer. Born in Aztec, NM, Al joined the law faculty in 1962, specializing in natural resources and international law. He was 67. He is survived by Mary, his wife of 40 years; their son, John Utton and John's wife, Rose; their daughter, Jennifer Fergusson, Jennifer's husband, Berkeley; and two grandsons, Berkeley Jr. and John; his brother, Arthur Utton and wife, Edna; and many cousins, nephews and nieces, many of whom still reside in the Farmington/Aztec area. Al graduated from UNM in 1953 with Phi Beta Kappa honors in Geology and then attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, receiving his law degree in 1956. After serving in England as assistant staff judge advocate in the United States Air Force, he returned to New Mexico and began his career at the University. Over the course of four decades, Al taught thousands of students and took an active part in University life and affairs. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the respected Natural Resources Journal and as Interim Dean of the Law School. In the field of international natural resources, he wrote numerous articles and books and helped to develop legal systems for the orderly and amicable use of shared natural, and particularly water, resources. His public citizenship also extended to participation in state and community affairs, serving as chairperson of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, the state Rhodes Scholar selection committee and the Albuquerque Labor Relations Board. For over 30 years, he was the secretary and director of the Albuquerque Committee on Foreign Relations. Active in democratic politics, he served as state manager of Robert Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign. Al was the recipient of local, national and international awards, including selection for the UNM Annual Research Lecture, the Law School distinguished Service Achievement Award, and Aztec Eagle-the highest honor given by Mexico to a non-citizen"for service to Mexico and Humanity." Wherever he went, Al enjoyed meeting people, always exhibition a sense of humor, amiability and vitality. He was a devout parishioner and a devoted family man-a wonderful and loving husband and a generous and caring father. He will be profoundly missed. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 318 Silver Avenue SW, Albuquerque. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Albert E. Utton Memorial Award in Natural Resources, UNM School of Law, 1117 Stanford NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
• Occupation. Assistant Judge Advocate US Air Force.
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http://wrri.nmsu.edu/aluttonfund/aluttonfund.htmll
For over 35 years, Albert E. Utton served the citizens of New Mexico as a distinguished member of the University of New Mexico School of Law, a twenty-year member of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, a valued advisor to the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, a worldwide authority on transboundary resources issues, and a lifelong friend of the New Mexico Water Community.
Al joined the UNM Faculty of Law in 1962 and remained a member of the faculty until his death in 1998. He taught in the areas of administrative law, environmental law, and international law and was a significant figure in New Mexico water law and policy. His many students remember his humor and animated lectures.
Early in his career at the Law School, he became Editor-in-Chief of the internationally renowned Natural Resources Journal. He was also director of the Natural Resources Center at the Law School. Al wrote and published over twenty books and monographs and authored numerous articles, which have been published in law reviews and journals around the world.
Over the last twenty years, Al focused his considerable talents and energy on international transboundary resource issues. He served as a consultant and conference participant on transboundary resource issues in North and South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Among the many awards he received over the years, one particularly significant award was made in 1997 by the Mexican Government: the Aztec Eagle Award "the highest honor given by Mexico to a noncitizen for service to Mexico and to Humanity."
From 1976 to1996, Al was a member of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, a body of which he was proud. He served as chairperson for nearly ten years. According to his colleague on the ISC, J. Phelps White, Al loved the diversity of the Commission and the staff. While Al's expertise in the law was paramount, perhaps his even greater contribution was in "conflict resolution." "It was uncanny how he could get opposing sides to sit together and sort out their differences," says White.
Since the late 1960s, Al served the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute in several capacities. He was a member of WRRI's Program Development and Review Board from 1969 to 1987, where his insights and advice were always thoughtful and well received. Al also served on the Water Conference Advisory Committee from 1983 until 1998 and attended nearly every water conference since the early 1970s.
In recognition of Al's service to the New Mexico Water Community and to those he served worldwide, the Water Resources Research Institute has established the Albert E. Utton Memorial Water Lecture Fund. The Fund will provide financial support to speakers who are specially selected to give a lecture at WRRI's Annual New Mexico Water Conferences. We think Al would be pleased to know that his interests and ideals are being pursued through this lecture series.
• Web Based Info. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21187114/person/2061510820
Albert married Mary Weighill Lodge, daughter of John. W. Lodge and Gladys I. Tippett, about Jul 1958 in St.Peter in the East, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. (Mary Weighill Lodge was born Dec Q 1935 in Truro, Cornwall, England.)
Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:
• Web Based Info. http://o.mfcreative.com/f1/file09/objects/9/e/3/99e37ca9-4668-471f-a55d-9c4077692639-0.jpg
Article reprinted from "The West Briton and Cornwall Gazette" July 3 1958.
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