Robert Pendleton (Bob) Gaines died on Thursday, October 25, 2018.
Bob was born April 6, 1927 in Daytona, Florida to Marion Toulmin Gaines II and Marion Cumming Howie Gaines. The family moved to Jacksonville, Florida when Bob was an infant, then to Mobile, Alabama and finally to Pensacola, Florida where he graduated from Pensacola High School at the age of 16.
Too young to attend college, Bob worked as a copy editor at the News-Journal where his father was an editor. He graduated from the University of Florida, with a BA and honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1950. Bob entered the US Army and served during the Korean conflict. He returned to the University of Florida and earned his LLB with honors in 1956 and was admitted to the Florida Bar. Durng the same year, he joined the Beggs & Lane Law Firm where he was a Civil Trial Lawyer in the areas of aviation, maritime, product liability, and general tort law until the age of 76. Bob was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1957, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1959, the U.S. Court of Appeals and Eleventh Circuit in 1981 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988.
While taking a deposition, Bob met Doris Bolton, who became his wife. Doris was a court reporter and secretary to the circuit judge in Crestview. Bob and Doris were married in 1961 and lived in Cordova Park where they began raising their three children.
Bob and Doris were avid golfers and members of the Scenic Hills Country Club where Bob was a charter member. In 1973, they moved to Scenic Hills. They were supporters of the arts in Pensacola, particularly the Chamber Music Festival and the Pensacola Symphony. They were members of several Mardi Gras groups and the Debutante Charity Cotillion.
Bob was a devoted Christian and was very active in Christ Episcopal Church. He served on the vestry and as Senior Warden. He served as Chancellor of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Bob served on many and various committees and commissions both at church and in civic life. He was a member of Rotary International.
Bob was pre-deceased by his wife of 48 years, Doris Bolton Gaines; his infant brother, Edmund Brooks Gaines; his sister, Helen Augusta Gaines Hunter, and his brother, Marion Toulmin Gaines III. Bob is survived by two daughters, a son, six grandchildren and a brother.
A memorial service was held at Christ Episcopal Church on 18 West Wright Street at 10:30 a.m. on All Souls Day—Friday, November 2, 2018. A reception in the parish hall followed the service.
Bob was born April 6, 1927 in Daytona, Florida to Marion Toulmin Gaines II and Marion Cumming Howie Gaines. The family moved to Jacksonville, Florida when Bob was an infant, then to Mobile, Alabama and finally to Pensacola, Florida where he graduated from Pensacola High School at the age of 16.
Too young to attend college, Bob worked as a copy editor at the News-Journal where his father was an editor. He graduated from the University of Florida, with a BA and honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1950. Bob entered the US Army and served during the Korean conflict. He returned to the University of Florida and earned his LLB with honors in 1956 and was admitted to the Florida Bar. Durng the same year, he joined the Beggs & Lane Law Firm where he was a Civil Trial Lawyer in the areas of aviation, maritime, product liability, and general tort law until the age of 76. Bob was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1957, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1959, the U.S. Court of Appeals and Eleventh Circuit in 1981 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988.
While taking a deposition, Bob met Doris Bolton, who became his wife. Doris was a court reporter and secretary to the circuit judge in Crestview. Bob and Doris were married in 1961 and lived in Cordova Park where they began raising their three children.
Bob and Doris were avid golfers and members of the Scenic Hills Country Club where Bob was a charter member. In 1973, they moved to Scenic Hills. They were supporters of the arts in Pensacola, particularly the Chamber Music Festival and the Pensacola Symphony. They were members of several Mardi Gras groups and the Debutante Charity Cotillion.
Bob was a devoted Christian and was very active in Christ Episcopal Church. He served on the vestry and as Senior Warden. He served as Chancellor of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Bob served on many and various committees and commissions both at church and in civic life. He was a member of Rotary International.
Bob was pre-deceased by his wife of 48 years, Doris Bolton Gaines; his infant brother, Edmund Brooks Gaines; his sister, Helen Augusta Gaines Hunter, and his brother, Marion Toulmin Gaines III. Bob is survived by two daughters, a son, six grandchildren and a brother.
A memorial service was held at Christ Episcopal Church on 18 West Wright Street at 10:30 a.m. on All Souls Day—Friday, November 2, 2018. A reception in the parish hall followed the service.
Robert Pendleton (Bob) Gaines died on Thursday, October 25, 2018.
Bob was born April 6, 1927 in Daytona, Florida to Marion Toulmin Gaines II and Marion Cumming Howie Gaines. The family moved to Jacksonville, Florida when Bob was an infant, then to Mobile, Alabama and finally to Pensacola, Florida where he graduated from Pensacola High School at the age of 16.
Too young to attend college, Bob worked as a copy editor at the News-Journal where his father was an editor. He graduated from the University of Florida, with a BA and honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1950. Bob entered the US Army and served during the Korean conflict. He returned to the University of Florida and earned his LLB with honors in 1956 and was admitted to the Florida Bar. Durng the same year, he joined the Beggs & Lane Law Firm where he was a Civil Trial Lawyer in the areas of aviation, maritime, product liability, and general tort law until the age of 76. Bob was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1957, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1959, the U.S. Court of Appeals and Eleventh Circuit in 1981 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988.
While taking a deposition, Bob met Doris Bolton, who became his wife. Doris was a court reporter and secretary to the circuit judge in Crestview. Bob and Doris were married in 1961 and lived in Cordova Park where they began raising their three children.
Bob and Doris were avid golfers and members of the Scenic Hills Country Club where Bob was a charter member. In 1973, they moved to Scenic Hills. They were supporters of the arts in Pensacola, particularly the Chamber Music Festival and the Pensacola Symphony. They were members of several Mardi Gras groups and the Debutante Charity Cotillion.
Bob was a devoted Christian and was very active in Christ Episcopal Church. He served on the vestry and as Senior Warden. He served as Chancellor of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Bob served on many and various committees and commissions both at church and in civic life. He was a member of Rotary International.
Bob was pre-deceased by his wife of 48 years, Doris Bolton Gaines; his infant brother, Edmund Brooks Gaines; his sister, Helen Augusta Gaines Hunter, and his brother, Marion Toulmin Gaines III. Bob is survived by two daughters, a son, six grandchildren and a brother.
A memorial service was held at Christ Episcopal Church on 18 West Wright Street at 10:30 a.m. on All Souls Day—Friday, November 2, 2018. A reception in the parish hall followed the service.
Bob was born April 6, 1927 in Daytona, Florida to Marion Toulmin Gaines II and Marion Cumming Howie Gaines. The family moved to Jacksonville, Florida when Bob was an infant, then to Mobile, Alabama and finally to Pensacola, Florida where he graduated from Pensacola High School at the age of 16.
Too young to attend college, Bob worked as a copy editor at the News-Journal where his father was an editor. He graduated from the University of Florida, with a BA and honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1950. Bob entered the US Army and served during the Korean conflict. He returned to the University of Florida and earned his LLB with honors in 1956 and was admitted to the Florida Bar. Durng the same year, he joined the Beggs & Lane Law Firm where he was a Civil Trial Lawyer in the areas of aviation, maritime, product liability, and general tort law until the age of 76. Bob was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1957, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in 1959, the U.S. Court of Appeals and Eleventh Circuit in 1981 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988.
While taking a deposition, Bob met Doris Bolton, who became his wife. Doris was a court reporter and secretary to the circuit judge in Crestview. Bob and Doris were married in 1961 and lived in Cordova Park where they began raising their three children.
Bob and Doris were avid golfers and members of the Scenic Hills Country Club where Bob was a charter member. In 1973, they moved to Scenic Hills. They were supporters of the arts in Pensacola, particularly the Chamber Music Festival and the Pensacola Symphony. They were members of several Mardi Gras groups and the Debutante Charity Cotillion.
Bob was a devoted Christian and was very active in Christ Episcopal Church. He served on the vestry and as Senior Warden. He served as Chancellor of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Bob served on many and various committees and commissions both at church and in civic life. He was a member of Rotary International.
Bob was pre-deceased by his wife of 48 years, Doris Bolton Gaines; his infant brother, Edmund Brooks Gaines; his sister, Helen Augusta Gaines Hunter, and his brother, Marion Toulmin Gaines III. Bob is survived by two daughters, a son, six grandchildren and a brother.
A memorial service was held at Christ Episcopal Church on 18 West Wright Street at 10:30 a.m. on All Souls Day—Friday, November 2, 2018. A reception in the parish hall followed the service.
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