Hey Bobby…just sitting here thinking about you and our shared experiences. We have something in common that time and distance will never erase…JNPA in Riverside. We were all so blessed to be Pastored by Rev. Lee Davis and Sister Davis. It was the greatest of times, and yet it was the hardest of times. We were all young and mostly broke…but we always seemed to have great fellowship, I remember when Brother Rick Duran introduced us and you looked so intimidating sitting on your bike, scar on forehead, wooden leg, etc. You always reminded me of a pirate for Jesus, I am so glad you are not suffering and I just hope you leave a space for me heaven. Goodbye for now…until we meet again. 

Brother James Mueller
Servant in Christ

When Bob passed there was what seemed a panorama of pictures that passed through my mind.
They were like photographs that flashed together: a panorama of good & beautiful scenes of the good times that I had with the Lomeli family & Bobby, who was a good and personal friend. 
I had the privilege of being a part of the family because Ernie, Bob's  brother asked me to come & live with his family. I was living in a Home for people that found themselves in trouble with drugs, the Law, or just wanted to take a step in the right direction in life. This was connected with a Church that I was attending way back then in the 70's. The Pastor at that time, Reverend Lee Davis, had started a work to help people that needed a place to stay so they could have a hand up. 
Well Ernie kindly asked me to join his family & this forever changed my life, of which I am forever grateful.  Ernie helped me to get a job, a place to stay and above all he shared friendship with his family, which included Dad (Dad retired from the Air Force) & Mom Lomeli, Bobby, Jacob, Linda, Mercy, their spouses, kids, etc. What a wonderful family, hardworking, kind, generous, respectful, and all that definitely transferred from Dad & Mom Lomeli. 
Well as days/years passed Bobby became a very close friend & we shared so many fun and funny experiences that included, restaurants, trips, family games with his family & mine: Bobby, being the character he was, I think would "cheat in fun" & when we thought we caught him would give him a hard time and we laughed: all fun. There was golfing, or trying to golf and making fun of each other: ( Right Rick Moore) We shared books on the Mob, politics etc. Also there was Bible studies, Church gatherings and more.
In all of that, what should be noted is how God changed all of the Lomelis lives, especially Bob: From a hard core Biker riding Harleys, to a brick mason, welder, painting cars, graphic artist, and photographer.
When health problems caught up with Bob he was attending Church services and an ambulance was called. My wife and I, along with Linda and others were able to visit with him, which meant a lot to me, but these problems were just to much for Bobby’s health and we lost him.
Bobby was a tough guy despite all his struggles and just kept going forward and living for his God with Faith in his heart. When Bobby believed something was right he stuck with that. I think that was one of his saving graces, besides all the good things Dad & Mom Lomeli put into him & their other children.
I was thinking about our Pastor that passed away, Reverend Lee Davis, his wife, Alta Davis, Bobby’s Dad & Mom, plus their Conversion in The Born Again experience, and then Bobby, and they all passed away, but what came to my mind at that time was this, " These all died in Faith..."
We will miss you Bob & by God's Mercy & Grace we will meet again. 

God bless the Lomelis 
Rick Duran

So sorry for your loss. We remember Bobbie as we visited with your parents, As we both had kids about the same age. Please accept our condolence from all my family. and love and hugs to all the family.

It was a sweet man I enjoyed his humor and his laughter.

I encourage everyone to share your memories about my brother Bobby and if you have picture(s) you want to share that would be nice. I sat with friends the other day and they shared funny memories they had of Bob which touched my heart. He is a memory now, but Bob will always be a part of my heart. As much as I already miss him, I know he suffered so much health-wise, even though he never complained. 

As I look around my home I see where he helped me paint, he put up a brick wall for me, his artwork, and gifts he has given me through the years surround me. I go to my back yard and remember every time I was working outside, he would come and help me with whatever I was doing. Since 2012 Bob would go to his dialysis (3 times a week), and he would stop and buy groceries and bless me with them at least twice a month, just because. 

Bob loved photography, graphic art, Japan, Italy, and politics. He could be very stubborn, but that runs in the family (wink), and we all have a “touch” of that disease. I loved his homemade cards and funny things he would do with photoshop and his graphic art expertise. He would make me laugh at times. 

We would meet every Monday evening in my home for prayer and he was faithful with it. We would have conversations about God’s return and being ready. I am going to miss sharing those times with him. He loved Bishop Larry Booker and Pastor Joel Booker as well as Brother Adam Pierce. He was always referring to their preaching in our conversations. 

There were times he would not feel good or during Covid that I would tell him, ‘Maybe you should come to our church, just to visit', but he insisted “Inland Lighthouse Church is my church.”  I understood completely how he felt.

I could go on and on, but I would love to hear from others and how Bob made a difference in their life. We all matter, and we all touch people in diverse ways. Let us all encourage one another and love one another.

Blessings in Jesus Name,
Linda Lomeli Vigil

OBITUARY

Robert Lomeli

August 1, 1952 – September 16, 2021

Miller Jones Mortuary and Crematory

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