Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Ortega, Robert Miranda April 7, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com April 13, 2005, 12:10 am The Bakersfield Californian Robert Miranda Ortega 12/26/1952 - 4/7/2005 Robert Miranda Ortega, beloved husband, father, and firefighter, went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2005, after a four year battle with ALS. He is survived by his wife, Susan; his three children, Jennifer, Samuel and Benjamin; his parents, Juan and Maria, three sisters and four brothers. Bob served as an LA City firefighter for twenty-two years and he received the Tarzana Chamber of Commerce Firefighter of the Year Award in 1996. Before he became a fiefighter, Bob worked for the Exceptional Childrens Foundation and the Pacific Lodge Boys Home. His family and friends remember him as not only a mans man, who loved wrestling with his sons, but as a tender and compassionate man as well, who always had a smile and a word of comfort for the downcast or suffering. And everyone who knew him knew that Bob loved Jesus. He was a born again Christian who walked with the Lord for twenty-three years. The family would like to thank friends for their prayers and gracious support during Bobs illness, and the LA firefighters and their families for attending to Bob and Susan in their time of need, including the extreme makeover they gave the familys house and yard. His body will be laid to rest, until the Lords return, at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Bakersfield on Thursday, April 14th at 10:00 a.m. A memorial service will be held that same day at 1:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Valencia. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/ortega7139gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb