Lucian Robertson Jr went to be with the Lord on June 24, 2019. Close friends called him Robby while some of his family members referred to him as LV. He was born in Pollock, Louisiana on 20 April 1932. His parents were Lessie Tarver Robertson and Lucian V. Robertson, Sr. After graduation from high school, Robby worked for the city of Alexandria Louisiana from May 1950 until Jan 1952. In February 1952 he joined the United States Air Force and served honorably until September 1972. Robby was proud of his Air Force Career. He had a distinguished career in the military where he achieved the rank of Chief Master Sargent. He was stationed in Germany for several years and was at England AFB, Louisiana when he retired. Shortly after retirement he went back to work for the Air Force as a civilian and later retired as a GM-14. His specialty was personnel and during his civilian career he worked at the Pentagon for DoD; Randolph AFB/CPMS; Kelly AFB Personnel/Chief of Systems Integration; and England AFB as the Civilian Personnel Officer. During his military and civilian career he received numerous awards and special recognition for his outstanding service – The Meritorious Service Metal; The Air Force Commendation Medal (3 times); Outstanding NCO of the Year; TAC Outstanding Personnel Program Manager of the Year; England AFB Outstanding Personnel Program Manager of the Year (76, 77 & 78); Meritorious Civilian Civil Service Medal; and numerous others are just to name a few.
In 1989 Robby was the Civilian Personnel Officer at England AFB and was offered a promotion at Kelly AFB where he met Karon whom he married in 1991. In 1992 both Robby and Karon were offered jobs in the DC area and so they moved to Washington DC. As luck would have it, Robby’s job was moved back to San Antonio and Robby continued his employment with DoD/CPMS and later retired.
He had a passion for food and loved to entertain people and was a perfect host. Anyone who ever visited or traveled with him, never went away hungry or thirsty. He never drank much but could offer you just about any kind of drink you could imagine and if you were a guest in his home for dinner you had your choice of chicken, steak, sausage and possibly a few other items—you might even think you were in a restaurant, but the good news was, he would pick up the check! Yes, he was quite the host!.
He also loved to hunt and fish. As he got older, he gave up hutting and resorted to fishing. What he loved most about it though, was being with his family. He often hunted with his brother, Curtis and did a lot of fishing with his son and grandchildren. His real joy was the comradery he shared with them.
Survivors include his wife, Karon; a son, Vincent Robertson and his wife Susan; a step son, Keith Smith; a daughter, Rita Robertson; four grandchildren, Sarah Linyard and her husband Ben, Jake Robertson and his wife Christina, Christopher Thatcher and Robert Cross; two step grandchildren, Keira and Ryder Smith; and five great grandchildren: Henry and Vivian Linyard; Morgan and Charlie Robertson and Caden Cross; two brothers, Jerry and Curtis Robertson; and one sister, Opal Ellis; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Robby loved his country, his wife, his friends and his family.
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