Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Hughes, Robert Lee  March 24, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Robert Lee Hughes
Services: Sat., April 23, 1 p.m.

A memorial service will be held April 23rd, at 1:00 p.m., at the Unitarian 
Church, 1260 18th St., Santa Monica. Robert Lee Hughes died March 24, 2005, at 
his home in Bakersfield, CA. He was 82. 

Bob was born in Oregon in 1922, the son of Angeline Adams and Harry Hughes. He 
graduated from Hamilton High School in Los Angeles in 1940. Bob worked for 
Douglas Aircraft and Offenhauser Equipment Co. before co-founding Webco, Inc. 
in Venice, CA, in 1954, a motorcycle accessory and racing products business.

Bob served in the military as a Naval Aviator, piloting single engine planes 
in World War II, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant before his discharge in 
1945. During the Korean War he was recalled to the Marine Corps as a pilot and 
earned a Purple Heart and other medals, then was discharged as a Captain in 
1954.

Bob was married to Roberta Ann Tholen when he returned from World War II, 
until her death in 1985. He spent the last 19 years married to Chiquita, in 
happy retirement in Bakersfield, CA, and Kihei, Maui, until Chiquitas death 
earlier this year. A lifelong outdoorsman and sportsman, Bob excelled in 
hunting and fishing, water skiing, and golf.

Bob is survived by a daughter, Marianne, and her family; his son, Scott and 
daughter-in-law, Jennifer Hughes of Ventura, CA; granddaughters, Nicole and 
Diana Hughes of Ventura and Alyssa Diaz of Alhambra; and son-in-law, Gerry 
Diaz. Bob will also be missed by his many friends in Bakersfield, Maui, and 
around the country.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Lance 
Armstrong Foundation for Cancer Research. 


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