A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR STATE HEALTH SECRETARY RETTA WARD … WHO DIED LAST WEEK … IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY. IT’LL BE FROM 11 TO NOON IN SANTA FE AT THE RIVERA FAMILY FUNERAL HOME ON EAST RODEO ROAD. AN INFORMAL SERVICE WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE MEMORIAL.
WARD’S FAMILY HAS ASKED THOSE WHO WANT TO HONOR WARD TO DONATE TO A CHARITY OF THEIR CHOICE. WARD DIED OF A MEDICAL EPISODE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, AND CRASHED HER VEHICLE IN SANTA FE.
