Dr. Roberto Correa Sarmiento

He was born on January 28, 1938, in Long Beach, California. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, in 1968 with a Medical Degree (specializing in internal medicine).

He worked as a physician in the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii for almost a decade. After retiring from the Navy in 1992, he moved to Lompoc, California, where he worked at the federal prison penitentiary until 1996. He later worked for the Coleman Federal Prison in Sumterville, FL, until he retired in 2008. At that time, he lived in Ocala, Florida.

He loved traveling, especially to tropical places, where he took many pictures of almost anything and everything he saw. He was an avid clown collector and owned over 200 pieces of Red Skelton‘s work. He was humble yet caring, willing to help others in need. His family and friends are deeply saddened by his unexpected passing.

He is survived by his spouse of 46 years, Loretta Mae, and daughters, Melanie Sta. Maria (husband, Cesario) and Lorraine Evangelista (husband, Ted) and step-daughters Tonya St. Clair and Lisa Settles (husband, Chris); grandchildren, Ronnie (wife, Holly), Tony, Angela (husband, Jason), TL (wife, Florence-Joy), Ariane (partner, Tina), Wendy (partner, Josh), Amber (husband, Kevin), and Axel; great-grandchildren, Zach, Benjamin, Seth, Madison, Delaney, Ethan, Kailani, Cameron and Cody and siblings Rudy and Ligaya.

Details for the memorial mass/service, a celebration of life and internment to follow.