Robert Joseph Huston Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert Huston passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2017, at age 93. Known as Bob by his friends and relatives, and Sam by his co-workers, he was born and grew up on a farm in Lachine, Michigan. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in the Pacific theater during World War II and the Korean War. In 1952 he married Kathleen, who followed him to Japan, Annapolis, and Concord, California, where he was stationed during the early years of their marriage. Bob retired from the Navy in 1963 as a Chief Boatswain’s Mate, after serving on the USS Polaris and the USS Firedrake. In 1964 he and Kathleen and their three children moved from Michigan back to Concord, California, where Bob was a letter carrier for the Concord Post Office for the next 20 years. Bob was an active member of the National Association of Letter Carriers and held several union positions during and after his Postal Service employment. He was proud to have served his country in the Navy and as a civil servant. In his spare time, Bob enjoyed building and handyman projects and was always ready to lend a hand to friends and neighbors. He built a family cabin near Pinecrest, California, and later built a home in Benicia, California, where he and Kathleen spent the rest of their lives. Bob is survived by his daughter Ann, sons Jim (Debbie) and Joe, and granddaughters DeAnn and Allison. He was preceded in death by his wife Kathleen, sister Catherine Herron, and step-siblings Grace James, Harley James and Margaret Walters. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 2:00 at the Passalacqua Funeral Chapel, at 901 West 2nd Street, Benicia.

Robert Joseph Huston

June 29, 1923 - February 20, 2017