Mr Robert W Hughbanks Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert W Hughbanks passed away on July 22, 2016. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 25, 1925. At the age of 11, he moved to the Del Rosa area of San Bernardino, where he graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1943. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was a third class radar man during World War II, serving most of the time in the Philippines. He moved back to San Bernardino following the war and shortly thereafter was introduced to Elizabeth Townsend. They fell in love and the two were married in 1947 at the Hollywood Presbyterian Church. The happy couple lived in San Bernardino until 1956. They then moved to Rialto where they began to raise a family of six and lived there for 56 years. Robert began his career working as an orderly at Patton State Hospital, then became a mortgage loan broker, spent time as a sales manager for Canada Shoes Inc. (which was the largest Mexican owned shoe company in the United States) and ended his career at 91 years old, working as an independent shoe salesman/broker. While living in Rialto, Robert served as mayor, a police commissioner, airport commissioner, and commissioner for the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). The last four years of his life he resided in Apple Valley. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth and brother, Richard. He is survived by his children David (Michele), Christine (Bob), Dale (Doreen), Doug (Natalie), Elizabeth (Martin), and Daniel (Sharon). He also is the proud grandfather of 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the First Christian Church / Rialto Historical Society, 205 North Riverside Avenue, in Rialto, CA at 11:00 a. m. on August 6, 2016.

Mr Robert W Hughbanks

April 25, 1925 - July 22, 2016