Lloyd Gibson Deveneau Lloyd Gibson Deveneau, longtime Albuquerque resident, teacher and Navy veteran died September 29, 2024, one week shy of his 71st birthday. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and he moved to Albuquerque with his family when he was young. He volunteered to be enlisted in the United States Navy in 1973 and spent over two years on board, including helping with the exodus from Vietnam in 1975. After his service in the Navy, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications from the University of New Mexico in 1979. He worked for the State of New Mexico for a number of years before ultimately deciding to pursue a career in Education. He taught in Santa Fe and Albuquerque as well as teaching for a year in Taiwan and working as a guide at Valley Forge. His main interests were spiritual living, world music and dance, African drumming and Zumba. He believed in trying to make a better world. He bravely and stoically faced his Parkinson's diagnosis and vowed to not let it stop him from enjoying his interests. He is survived by his sister, brother and sister-in-law, cousins, nieces, great-nieces and great-nephews. A celebration service will be held on Saturday January 11, 2025 at 1:00 pm at the First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Blvd NE Albuquerque in the Memorial Hall.
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