Robert K. Shirley, Jr.

Robert K. Shirley Jr., was born in Freeport, TX on December 27, 1923 to Robert K. Shirley and Scyrine Carpenter Shirley and died on November 29, 2012 at age of eighty-eight in Austin, TX. He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-four years, Ruth Hollingshead Slocum Shirley.

Bob served in the US Air Force from 1942 to 1945, gained a BBA degree from The University of Texas, Austin, in 1949 and was a member of Delta Chi fraternity.

He worked for Cuban American Nickel Company , later Freeport Sulphur Company then Freeport McMoran in various Management roles primarily in New Orleans.

Bob enjoyed retirement at Lake Serene in Hattiesburg, MS for twenty-nine years and then the last two years at Longhorn Village, Austin, Texas, a continuing care facility. He enjoyed travel, landscaping, hunting, woodworking, saltwater fishing and barbecuing.

He is survived by his wife Ruth, son Robert K. Shirley III and his wife Diane Thorpe Shirley, grandchildren Mary Ruth Shirley, Robert K. Shirley IV, son-in-law Joseph R. Zietz and grandchild Lauren Shirley Zietz Hidalgo and her husband Andres Hidalgo.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Carrie Diane Shirley Zietz, sister Jane Shirley DeVeaux and youngest sister Marianne Shirley Stevens.

Private service will be held at Sand Flat Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas.