Sep. 18, 1972 - Aug. 27, 2017
Saint (Santana) Woodbury
BURLEY – Saint (Santana) Woodbury peacefully passed away August 27, 2017, 10:39pm at Intermountain Cassia Regional Medical Center in Burley Idaho surrounded by loved ones. Saint was administered the last rites and received a Catholic Mass in his name prior to his passing.
Saint Woodbury was born on September 18, 1972 in Burley, Idaho. He was baptized Catholic in 1972 and made his first communion in 1981 in a small Catholic Church in South Texas. Saint’s youth was spent in the San Benito area where he experienced a magical childhood with loving cousins and immediate family in a rural South Texas ranch near South Padre Island.
Saint Woodbury attended Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas where he formed many of the lifelong friends. Saint lived in central Texas where he became a lifelong and loyal Dallas Cowboys fan. Saint had a passion for custom auto body repairs and mechanics. He began his career as a custom auto body repair technician in Killeen, Texas. He attainted several prestigious automotive certifications and was always known as a very gifted mechanic.
In 1994 he and his future wife, Theresa Robeson, moved to the Mini-Cassia area. Saint was married in 1998 to Theresa Robeson who would help him through the most difficult times in all his life, even after the dissolution of their marriage in 2007.
Saint Woodbury worked in the Mini-Cassia area for most of his adult life. He worked with the Windshield Doctor until he transferred to EZ Money Pawn where he would not only gain employment, but an extended family. Many stranded motorists knew Saint as the “Gentlemen for U-Haul” whom he would help during vehicle breakdowns. Rain or dangerous snow Saint helped stranded motorists get back on their way and often to safety.
His hobbies included fishing, listening to music, and enjoying the company of friends. He loved grilling with friends and having BBQ gatherings at his home. He loved poking fun at his younger brother who Saint always accused of being adopted. He enjoyed playing pool and rarely missed a Dallas Cowboys game. He was always proud of his children and very protective of his family, especially his loving mother Mary Paget.
Saint is survived by his mother, Mary Paget, brother, Martin Woodbury, as well four children Seth Woodbury 21, his twin boys, Thomas and Tye Woodbury 15, and his daughter, Emma Woodbury 7, from a proceeding relationship with Kathy Sprague.
He was preceded in death by his loving father, Thomas Woodbury and his devout Catholic God Mother, Sara Fonseca.
Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.
