ROBERT C. GILES, age 82, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010, in Houston. He was born August 23, 1928, in Silsbee, TX, to Wilbert and Carrie Giles. Bob received his Bachelor’s Degree, in 1952, from College of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, MN, and went on to receive a Master’s in Journalism, from The University of Texas, in 1954. Bob was proud to serve his county first in the Army, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, then later in the Air Force Reserve. Beginning in 1966, he began a thirty-two year long career with The Texas Catholic Herald, a newspaper of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. It was commonly believed that he was the first African American in the United States to be employed by the Catholic Press. While reporting at the Herald, Bob taught journalism, part-time, at Texas Southern University, for over twenty years.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, David Giles, Wilbert Giles, Jr., Ulysses Giles, Leola Ewing, and Mildred Harris. He is survived by his loving wife, Dolores M. Giles; nephews, Alfred Pickens and Benny Brown, Sr.; and nieces, Pamela R. Brown, Mary Scott-Wring, and Bonnie Dickie; and numerous great-nephews and nieces. Visitation: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Monday, October 11, 2010, Earthman Southwest Chapel, Stafford. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Missouri City. Interment: Houston National Cemetery, with Military Honors.
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