Alfred Hobbs

Alfred Scales Hobbs, 84, of Taos, New Mexico, passed away Friday, August 20. Alfred was known and loved by many in Taos, and had lived a full and colorful life. He was a world traveler and explorer having circumnavigated the globe at least six times, journeyed to all seven continents, and visited nearly every country. Born in Raleigh, NC in 1926, he served in the Marine Corps in WWII and Korea, and then became a merchant marine, meeting his future wife, Jakobine Schou, while on leave in Tokyo. They divorced in 1969, having one child together, Niels-Viggo. Soon after, Alfred moved to Taos to study the small group politics of local hippie communes, made his home here, and became immersed in the community. He worked as a contract archeologist for construction projects across the country, and was an expert in pre-Colombian Native American Indian sites. Using Taos as a home base for his adventures, he crisscrossed the world and made lifelong friends everywhere he went. Alfred was preceded in death by his Father, Col. Graham K. Hobbs and mother, Hattie Pemberton Hobbs, and his brothers, Graham Hobbs and Pem Hobbs. He is survived by his son, Niels-Viggo S. Hobbs, and daughter-in-law, Carmen Marusich of Providence, Rhode Island, his adopted son, Russell Clifford Hobbs of Tokyo Japan, his former wife, Jakobine S. Cordes of Oneida, NY, an extended family in North Carolina, and hundreds of dear friends in the Taos area, as well as thousands of friends around the world. A public memorial celebration was held at the Anglada Building in Cañon, on August 28, 2010. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to funding the documentary film about Alfred's travels, donations can be made online at: www.driven-movie.com or mailed to Start in Morocco Films, c/o Fletcher Wilson, Stratford Workshops, Studio 128/132, Burford Road, London E15 2SP UK