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Arthur Anthony Stines was born to Beatrice Martinez and Edward Stines on August 23, 1932 in Denver, Colorado. He proved to be a high achiever at a young age when he attained the highest rank of Eagle Scout a Boy Scout can. He attended and graduated from West High in Denver. In 1952 Arthur enlisted in the U.S. Navy to see the world. He served in the Korean War. Four years later his travels brought him home to marry his high school sweetheart, Mary Florence Gomez, who he had known since elementary. Arthur and Mary moved to San Diego, California where the couples' first two children, Karen and Sheila, were born. Arthur traveled the Pacific aboard the USS Sperry, USS Tulare, CVA Coral Sea, CVA Enterprise. While Mary waited patiently in Denver for her sailor to return a son, Anthony Arthur, was born. Next Arthur took his family back to California, but this time to Alameda. Not long after Taipei, Tawain ROC was the next duty station and then DaNang, Vietnam. Corpus Christi, TX was the last duty station when Chief Petty Officer Arthur Stines received his honorable discharge from the Navy for his Twenty-three and a half years of service in 1975. Arthur immediately went back to school and graduated from the University of Corpus Christi in 1978. He began work with the Department of Defense DOD at Kelly AFB in San Antonio, TX. He and Mary spent two years, 1999-2000, in Yakota, Japan when Arthur retired from service to his Uncle Sam in 2000 and returned to San Antonio, TX as quick as he could where he and Mary have lived since. Arthur Stines was an avid golfer who was known to say "I only golf on days that end in y". His family was very proud of the day he made his 'hole in one' shot. Arthur is survived by his wife of sixty years Mary F. Stines. His three children: Karen Barnes, Sheila Garcia, and Anthony Stines. Karen's husband Arthur Barnes and grandson Arthur Dylan Barnes. Sheila's Eric Stone and grandchildren Julius Deloy, Daniel Garcia Jennifer, and Alyssa Garcia. Great grandchildren include: JaeLynn and Joe Robert, Jace, Aubrey, and Julius. Arthur's surviving siblings include: Rudy Stines, Cleo Erwin, Barbara Bunting, Bernie Rivera, and Veronica Johnson. Services will be on Thurday Sept. 22, 2016 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North at 11:30 am. With Interment to follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

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Arthur A. Stines

August 23, 1932 - September 13, 2016