Robert L. Jones

1946 - 2013

Robert L. Jones obituary, 1946-2013, Copperas Cove, TX

BORN

1946

DIED

2013

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O. B. Davis Funeral Homes - Miller Place

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Miller Place, New York

Robert Jones Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 8, 2013.

Robert "Bob" Jones, 66, of Copperas Cove, TX passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at his residence.


Robert was born on May 3, 1946 at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY to Frederick and Mary (Grant) Jones, who were born in Tuttle, KY and Brooklyn, NY, respectively. He was baptized at Holy Cross Church in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Robert spent his early childhood in Flatbush and moved to Merrick, NY when he was four years old. Robert attended Cure of Ars School in Merrick, NY from grades K - 8. He also received his First Communion and was confirmed at Cure of Ars Church in Merrick, NY. He graduated from St. Mary's Boys High School in Manhassett, NY in 1964. He graduated from Manhattan College in Bronx, NY in 1968 with a BS in Electrical Engineering.


He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1969 - 1971 where he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Lance Corporal.


He was married to Kathleen Peterson at Sacred Heart Church in Merrick, NY on April 25, 1981.


He spent the early part of his career designing equipment for cable TV. He later worked for the government contracting firm, EG&G in Arlington, VA for nearly thirty years until his retirement in 2009 where he retired to Copperas Cove, TX.


As a child Robert always enjoyed creating gadgets involving circuits. He also played chess and collected 1943 steel pennies. He is remembered as a compassionate and faithful big brother who enjoyed doing Mr. Wizard experiments with his youngest sister. He also enjoyed the Star Trek series, Celtic Women, and TV shows featuring Sarah Michelle Gellar.


He is survived by his daughter, Sharon Robsky and husband William of North Oxford, MA, his brother Frederick Jones Jr. and wife Margaret of Copperas Cove, TX; his sister Marie Warnke, her husband Jim of Teaneck, NJ; Patricia Henel and her husband Gerald of Glens Falls, NY; and Veronica Schepis and her husband Dominic of Wappingers Falls, NY. He was also an uncle to many nieces and nephews, which include David and Amy Warnke, Joseph, Stephen, Alex, Peter, and John Henel, Genevieve Ermiger; Joanne Conrad and Sara and Michael Schepis.


A funeral service will take place at the OB Davis Funeral Home in Miller Place, NY on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 9:00am immediately followed by a burial at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, NY.

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January 13, 2013

Dave Warnke

Rest in peace uncle bob.

January 10, 2013

fjohn reinke (mc1968)

The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself ... any man's death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss. Personally, it hurts to lose any of my fellow engineering classmates.

January 10, 2013

Suzanne Spear Marutollo

I'm so sorry for your loss, Sharon. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. (Suzanne Spear MM'07)

January 7, 2013

Timothy Gartland

I grew up across the street from Bob. Our mothers were close friends. His sisters were my babysitters. The Jones family were very important people in the life of my family. Bob will be truly missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to Bob's siblings and his daughter.

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