Shirley Lee Santmier (known to his friends and co-workers as “Buck”) died Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Capital Caring Adler Center on the Van Metre Campus in Aldie, VA, after a difficult 2 year battle with multiple medical conditions.
He leaves behind his wife, Joy Marie Santmier, of over 51 years; his children, Mary Lee Johnson, Linda Lou Baker, James Andrew Santmier, Brenda Jeanette Spann (whom he adopted and raised as his own), 1 furry friend and companion who he called, Lucy, and 2 children from prior marriages, Brenda Kaye Neugebauer and Andrew Lee Swaim. He was predeceased by his parents, Seadell and Gladys Santmier, 3 brothers, Carlton Santmier, Mickey Santmier and Gary Santmier, 1 sister, Izetta Barbour, and 2 children, William Seadell Santmier and Heidi Annette Santmier. He is also survived by multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as an “adopted” daughter, Debbie Lamphier Fantaci, and multiple “adopted” grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was born October 27, 1939, in Martinsburg, WV, where he was raised. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and also was a member of the United States Army Reserves. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Fairfax County Maintenance and Stormwater Management where he worked for 18 years and 2 months. He was a long-time Washington Redskins and Nascar fan as well as a former bowler. He was also a member of the Jesse C. Lynch American Legion Post #71 of North Augusta, SC, for many years up through the time of his passing.
The family will receive visitors on Thursday, December 19, 2019, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 10001 Nokesville Road, Manassas, Virginia. A funeral service will take place on Friday, December 20, 2019 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 8275 Barrett Drive, Manassas, Virginia.
Interment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens in Manassas, Virginia.
Please sign the guestbook at www.bakerpostfh.com