Robert George Barranco

Robert George Barranco, age 84, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, February 4, 2025 due to kidney failure. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the middle son of three boys born to Vincent and Jeanne Barranco. He and his wife, Janyce Floyd Barranco, resided in Merritt Island, Florida since 1998.

In his everyday life, he built a legacy of love, joy, kindness, hospitality and hard work. He was a true gentleman and an honorable man of integrity. His smile was broad and charming and he never lost sight of the importance of family and friends.

He graduated from South Broward High School in 1958 and maintained close friendships from those years throughout his life. He went on to Florida State University where he was a proud Theta Chi and graduated with undergraduate and graduate degrees, the first in his family to do so. He married Janyce Floyd in 1962 and finished his master’s degree just days before their daughter, Julie, was born in 1964. The family moved to Albany, Georgia, where he worked in human resources at Brunswick Corporation in the early days of race and labor relations. The family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked for MacGregor Corporation and their daughter, Jan, was born in 1967, and then on to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked for The Aladdin Corporation and son, Chris, was born in 1969.

The family moved to Brandon, Florida, in 1971, where he worked for The Florida Steel Corporation. In 1974, he began working for Eckerd Drug Company where he worked until 1988. He and Janyce then moved to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he worked for Kelly Services based there. He rose to the level of Executive Vice President and retired in 1998. They moved to Merritt Island, Florida where he began his favorite position, Papa, to two grandchildren, Michael and Gracie, and great grandson, Luke.

Bob is survived by his wife of 62 years, Janyce; daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Tim Dunn; daughter, Jan; son, Chris; grandson, Michael and his wife, Caroline and their son, Luke; granddaughter Gracie and her fiancé Tim McDonough. He was dearly loved. We will miss him terribly but rejoice in the promise of his eternal life.

The funeral mass will be held at Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Merritt Island, Florida, on March 8, 2025, at 11:00 am. Music will begin at 10:30 am.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in support of Bob’s daughter, Jan, who has Parkinson’s Disease.