Mark B. Webster

He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1946 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming and a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from USC.

Upon leaving college he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was called into active duty on October 15, 1950.

Mark married Ruth West Hilliard on June 3, 1951 at San Marino Community Church.

He left for Korea on July 13, 1951 and served as a 1st Lieutenant during the Korean War. He was promoted to Captain after returning to the states and serving in the Army Reserves.

His first son, Stephen, was born in Pasadena, CA on 11/11/1953. His second son, Robert, was born in Casper, Wyoming on 12/2/1955 and his third son, Craig, was born on 9/17/1958 in Whittier. CA.

The family moved to their first house in La Mirada, CA in 1956. They moved to Ventura, CA in 1963 and then finally to Costa Mesa, CA in 1965.

Mark worked in the petroleum industry as a petroleum engineer all his life. He initially worked for the Continental (CONOCO) Oil Company in Los Angeles and then Ventura. In 1965 he went to work for the THUMS (Texaco, Humble, Union, Mobil & Shell) Oil Company in Long Beach, CA. After retiring from THUMS he continued working as a consulting petroleum engineer for Signal Hill Petroleum. He was a mentor to many young engineers in the petroleum industry.

He was a passionate gardener/farmer and for many years owned avocado groves in the Fallbrook, CA area. He became an expert in the preparation of guacamole.

Mark’s greatest accomplishment however was his decision to believe in Jesus Christ and because of that decision years ago he is in Heaven now with his wife and two sons who preceded him there.