Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Haag, Charles Robert "Bob" January 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian
Charles Robert "Bob" Haag

Charles Robert "Bob" Haag, born July 3, 1931 in Bakersfield, CA. Son of 
pioneer Kern County residents, Walter and Hazel Lee (Haag) Haag. Graduate of 
Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield College and UCLA. Following the awarding 
of his Ph.D. degree he served in the 82nd Airborne Division Band, U.S. Army 
and as Chaplains Assistant for the 18Th Airborne Corps. He served at El Camino 
College for 40 years as a professor, Dean of Community Services, impresario of 
Marsee Auditorium and Foundation Executive Director. Upon his retirement, he 
was elected to the ECC Board of Trustees, served 2.5 terms, and was President 
of the Board at his death. He was an organizer and early president of the 
Western Arts Alliance, board member of the Association of Performing Arts 
Presenters, active member and president of Travel Adventures Cinema Society, 
all part of his management of the auditorium. He served on the Boards of Beach 
Cities Symphony and Community Concerts, was a Sterling Patron of Mu Phi 
Epsilon international music sorority, was a past president of Torrance Rotary 
and a frequent judge for and a member of the Music Teachers Association. 

In later years he added a M.Div. degree, Fuller Theological Seminary and 
ordination as a Presbyterian Minister. He was an organist for several 
churches, including Convenant Presbyterian, Westchester and Calvary 
Presbyterian, Hawthorne, where he was also Parish Associate, He soloed with 
several local orchestras. He was the first person to play the complete piano 
works of Haydn and Schubert in a recital in Southern California and the second 
to play the complete Beethoven piano works, performing them in several series 
of recitals.

For more than 20 years Haag used his extensive knowledge of history and music 
as he and his wife, Mary, led travel groups for Petker Tours to Europe, Asia, 
Africa, and North America.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Anderson Haag; brother-in-law, Robert 
Anderson (Nelda), Bellingham, WA; niece, Patrice Anderson Lynch, Woodland 
Hills; nephew, Tom Anderson, Wasilla, AK and many cousins and friends.

Memorial services will be Saturday, January 22, 2005, 10:30 a.m. at Calvary 
Presbyterian Church, 13560 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Robert Haag Music Scholarship 
Fund, El Camino College Foundation, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance 90506 or 
Wycliffe Bible Translators, P.O. Box 628200, Orlando, FL 32862.

To send the family a message, share a memory or for directions to services, 
please go to the mortuarys web site, www.Lafuneral.com 


Additional Comments:
Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.
*Posted in the 18 January 2005 edition - no death date given

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