Pete Powdrell loved people, and "How ya'll doing" was his welcoming call and his large but comforting hands sealed the deal assuring you that your visit with him and his restaurant would be an enjoyable experience.
He and Mrs. Catherine lived model lives for us all to follow. Mr. Pete and Catherine represented God's special gift to New Mexico, not only in their service as great business people, but they represented the truest forms of how a life anchored in love should be experienced and shared.
The lives of the Mr. Pete Powdrell and Mrs. Catherine have been a blessing to New Mexico, in their coming and in their leaving. They left for us invaluable treasures of experiences, wisdom and visions, to serve as keys for unlocking the doors to living a vibrant and quality filled lifetime.
ROBERT WELDON “BOB” LAWRENCE
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After high school, Lawrence enlisted as one of the original members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron of the US Army Air Corps. From the rank of Private, he advanced to the rank of Captain, and was a fighter pilot serving in combat in the European Theater in World War II. The 332nd Fighter group was trained at Tuskegee, Alabama, and earned the name of the "Tuskegee Airmen" as the first all black pilots in the armed services
Lawrence flew nearly three dozen combat missions in World War II as part of a group of pilots who came to be known as the "Tuskegee Airmen." Lawrence received the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and a Presidential Unit citation for his thirty-three combat missions.
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