Geraldine Edwina Lukes Axford, 83 passed away on August 14, 2009. Geri was graduated from the Baptist Missionary Training College where she met her late husband, Dr. Roger W. Axford, (Professor Emeritus, ASU). After raising her family, Geri worked at ASU's Danforth Chapel and the Western Conference of the United Methodist Church. Later she was the office manager for Dr. Daniel Bauer. She held many offices including President of the Tempe Public Library Board and volunteered at Banner Desert Medical Center (formerly Desert Samaritan) where she served in various roles, including two terms as President of the auxiliary's board of directors. Preceded in death by her husband, her parents and her brother, Geri is survived by three children and nine grandchildren.