Bobbi Poulton

July 11, 1948 - September 8, 2014

Roberta Irene Poulton (née Clifford) known to most as "Bobbi", passed away on Sept. 8th in a local hospital following a brief illness. She was born on July 11, 1948 in Whittier, California, the second child of Lorraine (née Mathans) and Theodore Clifford. Bobbi graduated from La Habra High School in 1966. Not long after, Bobbi followed her older sister Sharon to Berkeley and never left the Bay Area. She lived in Alameda County for more than 20 years and moved to Benicia in 1992. She was married to her late husband, Larry Poulton, for 13 years. Together they enjoyed travel, spending time with friends and family, and playing Bridge. After starting her career in insurance with Poulton and Orr, she left to join Poulton Associates in 1974. In 1984 Poulton Associates joined with Expo to form Expo/PA where she was Vice President. Bobbi was very active with the Oakland chapter of Soroptimist International, and for a time served as their President. In the late 90s, Bobbi earned her Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) certification. Bobbi worked as an Accounts Manager at Windrush School in El Cerrito until it closed and the YWCA in Berkeley until her passing. She enjoyed horses, golf, sailing, playing bridge & video games. Bobbi played Everquest and World of Warcraft with her friends and family and was for a time the leader of their Guild, Everlasting Dragon Lords. Bobbi is survived by her son Stephan Clifford and his wife Michelle; stepsister Linda Kelleher; stepdaughters Linda, Debbie, Karen & Beth, her "adopted" son Pat Coleman, her cat Yoshi and a large number of family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Poulton, her sister Sharon Clifford, and her parents Theodore and Lorraine Clifford. She will be remembered as a woman who loved to laugh, was kind, thoughtful, and deeply devoted to those closest to her. Memorial services will be held at the Benicia Yacht Club on October 11th at 11am. Arrangements are under the direction of Passalacqua Funeral Chapel, Benicia. Please visit the online tribute at www.passalacquafuneralchapel.com. Family prefers donations to the Wounded Warrior Project < http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org>, Equine Horse Rescue , The Caring Bridge < http://www.caringbridge.org/> and Contra Costa Crisis Center .