Socorro reporter John Larson wrote an extended article about Mr. Holm Bursum III, who died Tuesday, Dec. 4. Mr. Bursum was a prominent community leader in Socorro and a longtime member of the NMT Foundation board. Here is an except of Larson's story as it appears in the Albuquerque Journal. For the complete article, click the link at the bottom of this page. 

 

Holm O. Bursum III, a prominent Socorro banker, who, as a youngster, witnessed the detonation of the atomic bomb at Trinity Site, died Tuesday. He was 84.

A third-generation New Mexican and lifelong resident of Socorro, Bursum was president and CEO of the family business, First State Bank, a position he held since 1987.

He had served on the Socorro City Council and as chairman of the Socorro County Commission. In 1995, Bursum was appointed to the New Mexico Highway and Transportation Commission and served as chairman from 1995-2003. During those years, the bonds were issued to build, reconstruct and complete the Interstate 40/Interstate 25 (Big I) Project in Albuquerque.

He was honored with a New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award in 2004 for residents who have made commendable contributions to public service and their communities.

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