Born in Louisville, KY., he came to Brevard County in 1996 from Charleston, SC.
Retired from the US Navy, Robert worked as a CPO Hull Tech. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of both the American Legion and the Masons.
He is survived by his wife, Regina, of 50 years; daughters, Deborah Stokes and Patricia DeVries (Jason); grandchildren, Kayla, Naomi, and Richard; brothers, Fred, James and Dennis; sister, Mary Evelyn Connor; 1 fur baby and 4 fur grand-babies. He is preceded in death by his father, Marvin Brunner, mother, Evelyn Balis, step father, L. Robert Balis and his brothers, Marvin and Leroy.
A Celebration of Life for Robert will be held August 17, 2019 at 11:00am at the Beacon Baptist Church, 3186 Aurora Rd, Melbourne, FL.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Robert's name may be made to CITA Mission at 2330 Johnny Ellis Drive, Melbourne FL 32901.
He loved his Kentucky Wildcats. “GO BIG BLUE!”
