Robert William Jarrell, Sr. was born on February 16, 1944, in Corsicana, Texas. He passed away on January 31, 2023, at home in Highland, California. He was born to Dwight Spurgeon and Georgia Eileen (Guggemos) Jarrell. Although he only spent about six weeks there, where his Dad was stationed, he still considered himself a Texan and liked to wear western shirts with pearl-like snaps. We actually traveled to Corsicana and to Jarrell Texas on vacation where we were welcomed by local residents.
He attended Christ the King grade school and Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, and Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, where he was a member of Gamma Sigma/Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, completed ROTC training, joined the Knights of Columbus and graduated with a B.S. in Philosophy. We returned to Tampa and Mobile for several reunions. Besides Spring Hill, he was active in the Knights of Columbus as Grand Knight in Corbin, Kentucky, a Charter Member in Claremont, California, and became an Honorary Life member in San Bernardino, California.
While in Florida he was a member of the St. Petersburg Jaycees and President of the Pinellas Park Jaycees. He worked as a Claims Adjuster in Florida, Kentucky, and California; and served as President of the Blue Grass Claims Association in Lexington. Among his many training certificates were Vale Technical Institute and International Association of Arson Investigators in Kentucky. Over the years he has enjoyed stamp collecting, crossword puzzles, chess, cribbage, jigsaw puzzles, board games, and card games. After retirement he volunteered as AARP tax preparer, Poll worker, and was treasurer of Mountain Shadows Mobile Home Community HOA, and a Clubhouse monitor there.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years Diane; his three children Rebecca (Peter Scott), Robert Jr., and Kevin; three grandchildren, Anastasia and Isaac Vitale and Casey Scott; two sisters Sandy (Cliff Blanton) and Joanne Killcrece; Uncle Don and Aunt Laura Rager; several sisters- and brothers-in-law and a multitude of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mtviewsanbernardino.com for the Jarrell family.
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