Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Catlin, Robert Allen  July 13 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Dr. Robert Allen Catlin
Services: Sat., July 24, 1 p.m.

Dr. Robert Allen Catlin of Tampa, Florida passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 
2004. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 24,2004 at 1:00 p.m., at 
Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, in Tampa, Florida. 

Dr. Catlin was a native of Chicago, Illinois and a resident of Tampa for many 
years. He received his Bachelors degree in City Planning from the Illinois 
Institute of Technology, Masters degree in Urban Planning from Columbia 
University and a PhD in American Government from Claremont University.

Dr. Catlin began his career as a Staff Planner for Governmental Agencies and 
Community Organizations in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Washington DC 
and New York City. He began his academic career as a Professor of Urban 
Planning. Over the years, Dr. Catlin served as Dean of College of Social 
Sciences at Florida Atlantic University, Dean of the College of Arts and 
Sciences at Rutgers University Camden, and ultimately as Vice President and 
Provost of California State University Bakersfield. He was currently 
continuing his legacy as a tenured Professor of Urban Planning and Public 
Policy at Rutgers Universitys Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and 
Public Policy in New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Catlins work specialized in Urban 
Revitalization and the Impact of Race in Public Policy Decision Making.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Julia Catlin and brother, 
Alfred Catlin. He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife of 26 years, Ethel 
Long Catlin; daughters, Janell Nicole Catlin and Michelle Yvette Catlin; 
sister, Judith Catlin Crowe; nephews, Elijah Catlin and Jaron Hopkins; nieces, 
Andrea Catlin Williamson and husband, Randy, Lisa Catlin Hopkins and husband, 
Paul, Ashley Anderson, Bridgett Scott, Ariel Williamson and Alicia Williamson; 
father-in-law, J.D. Long; mother-in-law, Helen Long; sisters-in-law, Helen R. 
Catlin, Sharon Anderson and husband, Lester, and Karen Long; brother-in-law, 
Jeffrey Long; extended family includes the Jones, Long, Carswell, Anderson and 
White Families. Visitation begins 5-9 p.m., on July 23, at Ray Williams 
Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL (813) 253-3419. 


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