Donald Colgett Cutter Sr

CUTTER SR., DONALD COLGETT A Californian who called New Mexico home, passed Friday, 4 April 2014, age 92. A well-known scholar of Southwestern colonial history and the Malaspina scientific exhibitions, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He taught at the University of Southern California and was Professor of History Emeritus at the University of New Mexico. Upon retirement from UNM he held the O'Connor Chair for the History of Hispanic Texas and the Southwest at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas. He authored many books and articles and lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Various research and teaching trips took him to Spain and Mexico. He served honorably as a Naval officer in the Pacific during WWII on the USS Pecos and was a patriot his entire life. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Lazear Cutter; their nine children, Diane Cutter of Corrales, NM, Donald Cutter Jr. of Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, Charles Cutter of West Lafayette, IN, Teresa Cutter Dana, Theodore Cutter, Andrea Cutter, Alex Cutter, all of Albuquerque, Douglas Cutter of Normal, IL, and Carmen Cutter of San Diego, CA; 15 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren; and his brother, Ross Cutter of Spokane, WA. Memorial Service will be held Sunday, June 1, 2014, 2:00 p.m., at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 114 Carlisle Blvd. SE. In lieu of flowers and to honor the life of Donald Cutter, a tax-deductible contribution may be made to support historical scholarship through the Bolton-Cutter Award, created in 2008 to honor Dr. Cutter. The award is given annually by the Western History Association. Checks payable to "WHA Bolton-Cutter Endowment" may be sent to the following address: The Bolton-Cutter Endowment, Western History Association Department of History, 605 Gruening Building, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6460. Please visit our online guestbook for Donald at . FRENCH - University 1111 University Blvd. NE 505-843-6333