Robert Ross Kiel – The Press Democrat

Robert Ross Kiel

OBITUARY

Robert Ross “Bobby” Kiel 1944 – 2019 Bobby Kiel handed away on January 23, 2019 after a battle with MSA. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 1, 1944. Bobby lived his early years in Los Angeles, summers in Yosemite, however lived most of his grownup life in San Francisco. He spent just a few years in Mammoth Lakes in addition to dwelling in Scottsdale and Miami Beach, however he all the time got here again to his favourite metropolis on this planet, San Francisco. Bobby graduated from California State University at Northridge with a level in History. Bobby served in each The California Army National Guard and The United States Army Reserve from 1965-1970. Bobby was an achieved restaurateur for many of his life. He opened a number of eating places for others in addition to 4 eating places of his personal. He was additionally a Commercial Real Estate Broker specializing in Retail Leasing. Bobby spent many nice years ingesting nice wines and eating out along with his lovely spouse of 18 years, Char. They met and married in St. Helena within the Napa Valley. Bobby cherished going to the wine nation, he was a foodie, and really social. But most of all he was so happy with his son, Taylor. They shared a love of all issues navy, airplanes, helicopters…and tinkering within the storage along with his vehicles and devices.

Bobby and Char determined to maneuver from The Marina District in San Francisco and purchase a small winery close to Historic Sonoma. The Rocking ‘K’ Vineyard harvested its’ first Pinot Noir in October 2010 profitable a gold steel in 2013 from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Bobby is survived by his spouse Char, son Taylor, a U.S. Army Black Hawk pilot that served in Afghanistan in 2013, daughter in-law Courtney, granddaughter Lorelei Autumn, brother Marty, sister in-law Sharon, niece Sarah, and first spouse Judi Kiel. Predeceasing Bobby have been his father, Eddie Kiel, mom Dorothy Lyon, and step father Phillip Lyon.

Gifts in Bobby’s honor could also be made by sending wildflower seeds to: Rocking Ok Vineyard – PO Box 1663 Sonoma, CA 95476.