Bob was born in Wichita, Kansas to Robert and Dora Becker Durkee on December 4, 1929. He graduated from Lamar High School in Houston, Texas in 1948 and the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1952. He was a member of the Longhorn Football Team in 1948 and 1949.
Bob is survived by his cherished wife of 58 years, Jean Kellner Durkee; his three sons, Robert R. Durkee, III and wife Jill, Mark K. Durkee and wife Debby, and Todd G. Durkee and wife Carol; and seven grandchildren, Sarah Jean Durkee, Robert R. Durkee, IV, Alexandra Nicole Durkee, Ross James Durkee, Cole Gibson Durkee, Madison Elizabeth Durkee, and Scott Garon Durkee.
Bob's petroleum engineering career spanned over 60 years in Louisiana and Texas. During this time he held engineering and executive management positions with Standard Oil of Indiana (Amoco), Ballard & Cordell Corp., Celeron Oil & Gas Corp., GLG Energy, and Capital Resource Management. Bob was a registered professional engineer and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He recently endowed a scholarship for undergraduate Petroleum Engineering students at the University of Texas at Austin and was a member of the Friends of Alec Petroleum Engineering Foundation, the University of Texas Chancellor's Council, and the Ramshorn Society.
Bob was also a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Tau Chapter (63 years), Texas Exes, the Royal Court as Duke to King Gabriel XLVI of the Mardi Gras Krewe of Gabriel, Chairman of the Southern Oilman's Tennis Tournament, and a member of the Oilers Little League Football coaching staff.
He was elected to the first Resident Council at Querencia at Barton Creek and served as Treasurer from 2007 to 2009.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday December 29 at 10:00 am at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church, 7127 Bee Caves Road, Austin, Texas. Interment will be Friday December 30 at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of the Angels, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, Texas 77023.
Donations in Bob's memory can be made to the Robert R. Durkee, Jr. Scholarship Engineering Foundation - The University of Texas at Austin (www.engr.utexas.edu/giving), the American Heart Association, or Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church.
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