He joined the Navy at the age of 16. He was a boxer on the USS Coral Sea. He met Cecil Claire Abbott in Philadelphia after he had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the area.
They married in 1950 in the Salt Lake City Temple in Utah. They raised their 7 children in Pitman, Gloucester Co, NJ and have 29 grandchildren.
Robert was a great man, humble, kind and well liked. He passed away in the family home after spending time with each one of his children.
We miss you Dad!
He joined the Navy at the age of 16. He was a boxer on the USS Coral Sea. He met Cecil Claire Abbott in Philadelphia after he had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the area.
They married in 1950 in the Salt Lake City Temple in Utah. They raised their 7 children in Pitman, Gloucester Co, NJ and have 29 grandchildren.
Robert was a great man, humble, kind and well liked. He passed away in the family home after spending time with each one of his children.
We miss you Dad!