Lena Bustos Obituary (1935 - 2023)

Lena Bustos, a devoted wife, loving mother, doting grandmother, was born October 5th, 1935, entered eternal peace on May 19, 2023 in Houston, Texas. Lena was born and raised in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico. An accomplished student, Lena was valedictorian of her senior class. She earned a full 4 year scholarship to attend Highlands University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education and later a Masters Degree in guidance counseling. Lena dedicated much of her professional life as a guidance counselor at North Dallas High School, in Dallas, Texas. She loved her life-work assisting students to cultivate their own future through education. Lena was married to Benjamin Bustos for 63 years before his passing in 2019. She is survived by their five children Beth, Benjamin Joseph, Kathryn (spouse Paul), Joan (spouse Scott), Jennifer (spouse Dean), twelve grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, two sisters, one brother and their spouses. Lena is fondly remembered for her devotion to family & her Catholic faith, generosity, perfectionism, love of reading, beautiful formal dresses she sewed for her daughters, crossword puzzles & her favorite game, Scrabble. She was especially fond of big-band and 50's music, and she loved to dance. Lena will be laid in her final resting place beside her beloved husband Benjamin at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 27th, 2023.