Hidalgo County New
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William A "Will" Swift III
November 9, 1951 - September 16, 1993
“Will” was born to William A Swift II and Iva Pearl Robb in Phoenix. He has an
older sister, Pamela Sue.
He graduated high school at Animas, New Mexico and was Valedictorian in 1969. He went
on to New Mexico State and graduated with an Animal Science degree. He was also
involved in the Mounted ROTC.
He and Tricia Brdecko were married in 1971 and they had two boys. William A “Bunch”
Swift IV on November 14, 1972 and Travis Glenn onDecember 5, 1974.
Will was active in the community with the FFA, the Hidalgo County Fair Board
(including serving as President), and was President of the Animas School Board.
He was a good welder and helped build the “state of the art” smelter at Animas for
Phelps-Dodge.
He was only 41 when he was killed in a farm accident in 1993.
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