Carlos Bustamente Uribe Sr.

Carlos Bustamente Uribe Sr.
Carlos Bustamente Uribe Sr. was born September 15, 1934 in Santa Ana, California.
He graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1951 where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track. He then enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in Korea, Special Forces and received the Purple Heart and other medals before being honorably discharged. He started working for Lockheed Aircraft 1956 on the U-2 project. In 1958 he came to Santa Maria for Lockheed at V.A.F.B. in the missiles and space division launching spacecraft, Agena's Isis-X and receiving numerous Supector, Distinguished Achievement awards. In 1970 he transferred to Palmdale for Lockheed and worked on L-1011 and SR-71 Aircraft. In 1979, leaving Lockheed, he came back to Santa Maria and worked for Hancock College until retiring in 1996.
Carlos married Catherine Paula Valenzuela in 1958. Catherine passed on in 1998.
He is survived by four daughters, Debra Uribe-Mularski and Randy of Lompoc, Jenny Uribe-Pacheco and husband Glen of San Antonio, Texas, Judy Uribe of New Braunfels, Texas and Connie Uribe-Navarro and husband Ray of San Antonio, Texas, and by four sons, Eddie Uribe and wife Debbie of Clackamas, Oregon, Carlos C. Uribe and wife Mary of Santa Maria, Miguel S. Uribe and wife Sonia of La Vernia, Texas and Joseph B . Uribe and wife Rachele of Orcutt. He is also survived by his sisters Margarita Gonzales of McAllen, Texas, Alice Torres of Bakersfield, California, Beatrice Uribe of Sacramento, California, 20 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be at the chapel of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary on Friday, September 14, 2012 at 9:00 am followed by a funeral service at 11:00 am. Burial at Santa Maria Cemetery will follow the service.
Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory and Memory Gardens.

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