Sie Thomas Mares

Sie was born on May 1 ^st , 1944 in Billings, Montana to Timothy Mares and Eloisa (Roybal) Mares.

Sie’s father was a Protestant minister, and his mother was also very much involved in the church. Sie and his siblings were raised and grew in the church where they were taught the word of God.

In 1946 at the age of two; Sie’s parents moved the family from Billings, Montana to Denver, Colorado. In 1948 they moved to Greeley, Colorado and in 1950 they moved and settled in Sterling, Colorado where Sie attended school and graduated from Sterling High School in 1962.

Sie met Paula Jane (Albrandt) Mares in 1964; fell head over hills and they married in Sterling, Colorado that same year on April 23 ^rd .

In May of 1965 Sie and Paula moved to California. Sie got a job at Thums, an offshore drilling and production company where he worked for 30 years as an Island Coordinator and retired in 1998. He loved work so much that he went back for approximately another 12 years as a Drilling Consultant.

Sie loved football, fishing, hunting, camping, and playing golf. His passion was spending time with his wife and best friend of fifty-seven years, Paula, as well as his four children, sixteen grandchildren, and his many friends.

Sie was a man of few words but was well liked and respected by all.

Sie is survived by his wife Paula and their four children, Rachelle May Lee (Mares) Snell, Bryan Scott Mares, Paul Allen Mares, Shawna Marie Mares. their biological granddaughter Cheyenne Paulena Mares who they lovingly adopted in 2010.

He also leaves behind his additional fifteen beloved grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to Paula Mares .

Luyben Dilday Mortuary (562) 425-6401