Alyssa Marie Pierce, 36, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died on September 29, 2022. Academically accomplished, Alyssa graduated from Valley High School, earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, and was pursuing a PhD at the time of her death.

Her survivors include her parents Kim and Richard Pohl and Robert and Liza Pierce, sisters Racquel Pohl, Holly Burks, Heather Garcia, and Hillary Pierce, and several grandparents. Funeral services were held at Daniels Family Funeral Services – Wyoming Chapel in Albuquerque; the family asked for donations to organizations supporting women who have experienced domestic violence in lieu of flowers. The obituary and funeral information do not indicate suspicious circumstances, suspects, arrests, or an ongoing investigation.

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