Yolo-Los Angeles County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....KEPNER , Robert Allan "Bob" December 19 2003 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net July 13, 2004, 10:51 pm "The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, January 6, 2004 Robert A. Kepner Robert Allan "Bob" Kepner, a UC Davis professor emeritus, died at his Davis home Dec. 19, 2003, of complications from a stroke. He was 88. Born May 18, 1915, in Los Angeles, he attended Riverside Junior College (1932-34), UC Berkeley (1934-36) and UCD (1936-37). He graduated from Cal with honors in mechanical engineering, with an agricultural engineering option. He had a long and distinguished career with UC Davis. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Dennie; two sons, Gilbert and Ronald; and his brother, Richard, who was also a longtime UCD professor. He is survived by his daughter, Dorothy Kepner of Davis; a son, Harold Kepner of Paris; a sister, Kay Tesarik of Alhambra; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodland Presbyterian Church, 1324 Columbia Drive in Woodland. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the UC Davis Foundation's Robert A. and Denzil M. Kepner Endowment Fund, which will create scholarships for the College of Engineering. Contributions may be sent to UCD Foundation Office, 1480 Drew Ave., Davis CA 95616. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob683kepner.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb