* Enrique Botello; Former Gas Station Owner
Enrique “Henry” Botello, a Camarillo resident and former owner of Henry’s Mobil station, died Thursday at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo. He was 76.
Botello was born June 7, 1923, in Poth, Texas, where he grew up and went to school.
He joined the Army and served during World War II, participating in the Normandy invasion. He received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
After the war, Botello moved to Ventura County, where he lived for 55 years.
He was a driver and salesman for Chevron Corp. and owned Henry’s Mobil station on Oxnard Boulevard in Oxnard before he retired.
Botello, an avid golfer and bowler, was a charter member of River Ridge Golf Club in Oxnard.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carrie of Camarillo; daughters Rebecca Buettner of Camarillo and Yolanda Beigh of Colorado; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. today at the Conejo Mountain Funeral Home Chapel with burial following.
Donations in his memory may be made to Boys Town.
Arrangements are under the direction of Conejo Mountain Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Camarillo.
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