{"id":9698,"date":"2021-07-28T03:02:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T03:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/?p=9698"},"modified":"2021-07-28T03:02:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T03:02:21","slug":"francios-dion-bud-uzes-class-of-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/2021\/07\/28\/francios-dion-bud-uzes-class-of-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"Francios Dion (Bud) Uzes, Class of 1951"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/07\/dion.jpg\" alt=\"Francios Dion (Bud) Uzes\" class=\"wp-image-9687\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Francois (Bud) Uzes entered Caltech as a freshman in 1951 after graduation from Downey High School. He had to leave when his dad died during his freshman year. He worked to help the family and attended Pasadena CC, taking drafting and surveying courses. In 1954 he was hired in field surveying and mapping for the California State Lands Commission. By the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s he was head of the Boundary Determination Section of the State Lands Commission, directing a staff of up to 63. During his 33 years with the State, significant assignments included boundary determination at Huntington Harbor, Alamitos Bay, Newport Bay, Bolsa Chica wetlands, the California\/Nevada state border and the offshore international boundary between the United States and Mexico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1979, Mr. Uzes served as State\u2019s expert witness in two very famous boundary setting hearings before the U.S. Supreme Court Special Master: 1) January, 1979, locating property boundaries of the Fort Mojave, Colorado River and Fort Yuma Indian Reservations for apportioning water rights and 2) October, 1979, Location of the 612-mile long California\/Nevada bi-state border including the boundary line across Lake Tahoe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1987 after 33 years with the State Lands Commission, Mr. Uzes retired and began his consulting firm, <em>Boundaries Unlimited. <\/em>He wrote three books: <em>Chaining the Land, Edition 1, 1977<\/em>; <em>Illustrated Price Guide to Antique Surveying Instruments and Books, 1980,<\/em> and <em>Chaining the Land, Edition 2, 2006. <\/em>He made exciting discoveries in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and in New Mexico (Anasazi Culture), Arizona, and the California Sierra Nevada Mountains. 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