Raul Carlos of Lompoc died Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the age of 79.

Raul was born December 26, 1930, to Saturnino and Angela Carlos in Los Angeles. He was raised and educated near Chubbuck. A veteran of the United States Army, he was employed in the mining industry in Chubbuck and later worked for Southern Pacific Railroad. Formerly of Baldwin Park he has been a resident of Lompoc since 1970.

Raul attended La Purisima Catholic Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar and astronomy.

Raul is survived by his daughter and her husband Kristina and Oscar Salmeron of Wahiawa, Hawaii, son and his wife John and Lorena Carlos of Lompoc, son Arthur Carlos of Lompoc, son and his wife Raul and Shannon Carlos of Redding, nine grandchildren, brother Ruben Carlos of La Mirada, sisters Helen Lanacre of Hawthorn, Angie Sanders of Hawthorn, Jessie Bueno of Cerritos, Teresa Winger of Carson, Ramona Anderson of Riverside, Vera Jackson of Palmdale and brother Paul Carlos of California. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. His daughter Kerensa Lee Carlos preceded him in death in 1974.

The visitation will be on Tuesday, October 19, from 4-7 pm and the evening vigil at 5 pm in the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Monsignor John Fitzgerald will celebrate the mass of Christian burial on Wednesday, October 20, at 10 am at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.