Emmett Robert Langley III

Emmett Robert Langley, III (“Bob”), passed away on November 13, 2016. Bob was Born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 6, 1932 to Emmett Robert Langley, Jr. and Dorothy Ann Glore (Langley). The family relocated to Jacksonville, Florida in 1940. He graduated from The Bolles School in 1951 and attended the Virginia Military Institute. While a cadet, he enlisted in the Army and left VMI to fight in the Korean War as an Army Ranger, where he was the recipient of a Purple Heart. Upon his discharge, he attended and graduated from the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan. While attending GMI, he met his wife, Joyce (nee Waller), who was working at GMI. They were married in 1956 in Flint, Michigan and moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where they remained for over 60 years and raised three daughters.

Bob managed the family business, Langley Oldsmobile, for 36 years. After active duty in the Army, he joined the Army National Guard where he was a Green Beret (Camp Blanding, Florida) and served for another 10 years. Bob was a long-time member of the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville, and served as both President of his local chapter and later as District Governor for Florida District 6970. Bob was an avid hunter and sportsman. He hunted extensively in North America and Canada, and took the family on safari to Namibia, Africa in 2012. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

He is predeceased by his parents, Emmett Robert Langley, Jr. and Dorothy Glore Langley; and his middle brother, James Crawford Langley. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; his brother-in-law, Dick Waller; his youngest brother, Ronald Lee Langley (wife, Ann); and daughters, Kristy Langley Jenkins (Mike), Susan Langley Newman (Jim), Jennifer Langley Miller (Tim). He is also survived by grandchildren, Meghan Ashley Congro (Stephen), Amanda Jenkins Crist (Trey), Alexander Bullock Jenkins, Weston Gray Miller and Colby Langley Newman; together with great grandchildren Paige and “Beau” Crist. He is further survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Services for Bob will be held on Friday November 18, 2016, at the Southside United Methodist Church Main Sanctuary (3120 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida) at 10:30 a.m. with family fellowship/guest luncheon immediately following the service in the Family Life Center.

A private family interment will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday November 18, 2016 at Oaklawn Cemetery, 4801 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, Florida 32207.