JENNIFER RIORDAN, THE ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN KILLED LAST WEEK WHILE ON A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT, IS REMEMBERED BY ALBUQUERQUE AT POPEJOY HALL SUNDAY. THE HALL WAS PACKED AS JENNIFER WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE CITY FOR HER VOLUNTEER WORK AND LEADERSHIP. HER HUSBAND, FORMER CITY CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER MICHAEL RIORDAN, KEPT THE TONE LIGHT AND HUMOROUS, TELLING THE AUDIENCE JENNIFER WOULD HAVE WANTED HER MEMORIAL TO BE JOYOUS.
HER FAMILY NOTED THAT ONE WAY TO REMEMBER JENNIFER WAS TO BE KIND TO OTHERS. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN SANCHEZ PRESENTED THE RIORDAN FAMILY WITH A STATE FLAG.
