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Posted on December 15, 2020
| 9:35 a.m.
Source: Paula Bortolazzo
Wesley John Bortolazzo
On Dec. 6, 2020, at the age of 64, Wesley John Bortolazzo passed away unexpectedly. He was born on Sept. 23, 1956 in Santa Barbara to C. John Bortolazzo (deceased) and Barbara (Smith) Bortolazzo.
Wes attended Isla Vista and Foothill Elementary, La Colina Junior High and San Marcos High School, graduating with the Class of 1974. He was a hard-working, honest, industrious man beginning as a young teen with a rather large paper route.
At age 16, he took a job at Goleta Valley Paint and Glass, working in the shop and learning the glass trade. He then worked for Bob’s Glass and eventually ventured out on his own earning his contractor’s license, and starting his business, Bortolazzo Glass.