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ALBUQUERQUE - He was a man who stood for civil rights. That's how some are remembering part time UNM law professor and Albuquerque attorney Tim Vollmann who was killed Thursday night while riding his bicycle on Comanche Road near Interstate 25.
Albuquerque police say Vollman, 64, was riding his bike west on Comanche when he lost control and fell beneath a moving city dump truck. APD says it doesn't appear the city truck driver, Phillip Romero, 65, did anything wrong.
Although Vollmann was wearing a helmet, he died at the scene.
Vollmann already had a full career with the federal government before he started teaching law classes part time at UNM. According to the UNM Law School, Vollmann was also a full-time attorney.
He retired from an accomplished career with the U.S. Department of Interior around 2001. Vollmann worked on numerous and high-profile Native American civil law cases, a passion which he funneled into his classes at UNM.
"We will miss him," said UNM Law School Dean Kevin Washburn. "I don't know how we'll replace him, I haven't even started to think about that for that subject because it's a core subject and you couldn't find someone better than Tim Vollmann to teach that."
Washburn also says although Vollmann was not Native American, it was a college professor who inspired him to work on such cases.
Vollmann is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.
Albuquerque police say Vollman, 64, was riding his bike west on Comanche when he lost control and fell beneath a moving city dump truck. APD says it doesn't appear the city truck driver, Phillip Romero, 65, did anything wrong.
Although Vollmann was wearing a helmet, he died at the scene.
Vollmann already had a full career with the federal government before he started teaching law classes part time at UNM. According to the UNM Law School, Vollmann was also a full-time attorney.
He retired from an accomplished career with the U.S. Department of Interior around 2001. Vollmann worked on numerous and high-profile Native American civil law cases, a passion which he funneled into his classes at UNM.
"We will miss him," said UNM Law School Dean Kevin Washburn. "I don't know how we'll replace him, I haven't even started to think about that for that subject because it's a core subject and you couldn't find someone better than Tim Vollmann to teach that."
Washburn also says although Vollmann was not Native American, it was a college professor who inspired him to work on such cases.
Vollmann is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.
