Robert (Bob) John Kirstein took his place in heaven on April 27, 2019, in El Paso at the age of 94. He was preceded in death by his wife Eleanor and step daughter Carol Vereb. He is survived by his step sons James and Richard Bolitho and step daughter Judith Defeo. He lived in Pittsburgh, PA most of his life and moved to El Paso in his later years for the weather and to enjoy being near his new family. He was a World War II Army veteran and worked in a Pittsburgh steel mill most of his younger years. He was a warm and loving person who loved to laugh. He will be laid to rest with his wife at Fort Bliss cemetery.