Albert C. (Corkey) Massa,

SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO – Albert C. Massa Jr. (Corkey) passed away March 25, 2007 Born March 20, 1927 in San Francisco, California to Margaret Massa and Albert C. Massa Sr., Albert Massa Jr. spent his youthful years growing up in the city of Hayward, CA where he lived with his mother and father. He is fondly referred to as “Corkey” by his close friends and family members. As a young man, Corkey joined the United States Merchant Marines as the age of 16. He very proudly served his country and took great pride in being a veteran of the Armed Forces. Corkey lived in Pleasanton, CA between 1961 and 1982, where he helped raise his three daughters. He was very active in the local Lyon’s, Rotary and Optimist Clubs. Corkey retired from Kaufman and Broad in 2005 after several years as their consumer affairs manager and moved to Santa Teresa, New Mexico to breed and race, race horses with his loving partner, Val Tohill. Surviving are his son, Lawrence Massa of Sacramento, CA, daughter Mary (Shelley) Massa-Gooch and husband Watson of Los Osos, CA, daughter Margaret Massa and her two daughters Courtney and Nicole Holmes of Oceanside, CA, and daughter Nancy Massa and her daughter Samantha of Castro Valley, CA. Local services to be held March 29, 2007 at 11:30 am at RILEY’S, Sunland Park Race Track, 1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park, NM Flowers may be sent to RILEY’S. Donations may be made to: Home Stretch Church, 915-799-5202, or The American Cancer Society, 1800-ACS-2345, or the Massa Family Trust, Wells Fargo Bank, Santa Teresa. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West. Please visit our online register book at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net