Robert Allen Stewart
Written by:
Lillian Eaton Stewart
November 16, 1945-2026
Robert Allen Stewart was born on November 16, 1945, to Peggy Oglesby and Gene Allen Stewart in Turlock, California. Growing up, he lived in Merced, Turlock, San Francisco, and Manteca, California, where he ran marathons and held a variety of auto, farm, and architectural positions. He graduated from Manteca High in 1963 before going to San Joaquin College. He raced NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) professionally and held a variety of jobs in the auto business, ending with the famous Roy Brizio custom street rods.
From 1973 to 1977, his Navy positions were Storekeeper and Photo Intelligence. He took pictures of the last chopper to leave the U.S. Embassy in Saigon in April 1975.
He married Lillian Kusiek in 2002, who survives him, along with his half-sister, Cathy Stewart; stepchildren, Sara and Ben (Leticia) Ward; step-grandchildren, Tacitus, Caius, Trajan, Deacon, and Adalie; and cousins Bea Sousa, Bev Halliday, and William Stapp.
He passed away at home following a long battle with cancer.
Lillian Eaton Stewart
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