Joe was born on June 26, 1948 at Los Angeles County General Hospital in Los Angeles, California. His parents were Joseph and Vivian Bustamante. Joe was raised in Los Angeles, California. Joe passed away on November 16, 2012 at Spring Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joe passed away from complications from surgery. He is survived by his wife Ruth; children Melanie, Joey, Deann and Dawn; grandchildren Kiley, Kadie, Olivia, Connor, Ciara, Kylei, Haylei, and Codei; and great-grandson Rylen. Services were held at Palm Northwest Mortuary. Joe was laid to rest in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Joe was the kind of person who could win others over easily. A concrete communicator, he relied on his senses to increase his involvement and awareness of others. He was always able to provide amusing repartee to his friends and acquaintances, offering a seemingly endless supply of quips, anecdotes, jokes and stories. If Joseph had a theme song written about him, it might well have been “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” He enjoyed his life and the experience of living it. This is how everyone will remember Joe Bustamante.
