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Robert Lee “Bob” Alvey Sr.

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Robert Lee “Bob” Alvey Sr. Veteran

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
2 Oct 2016 (aged 77)
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, USA
Burial
Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Park View Terrace Wall Crypt: 79, B
Memorial ID
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Parents: Kempis Lee Alvey Jr. and Verna Izora Alvey

U.S. Army and Army Reserves veteran

Obituary: Daily Breeze, 10/8/2016

Bob was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Kempis Lee Alvey Jr. and Verna Izora Alvey June 13, 1939. At the age of 10, his family moved to California. He graduated from Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, CA. While working at Marineland of the Pacific, he met his future wife, Ann Louise DiMeglio, and they were married August 20, 1960 in San Pedro, CA. He graduated from Long Beach State University and worked as an account and assistant controller for Southern California Gas Company/Pacific Lighting Corporation for 24 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and Army Reserves. In 1988, he accomplished what only a special few golfers do by making a hole-in-one. After his mother's death in 1995, he developed a passion for genealogy and was published in 3 issues of "Kentucky Ancestors" in 2003, chronicling the Alvey ancestry in America beginning in 1657. Additionally, he was a contributor to the book "The Buckman Family of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, USA." He was also an avid gardener, wine enthusiast and collector of unique cacti and succulents.
Parents: Kempis Lee Alvey Jr. and Verna Izora Alvey

U.S. Army and Army Reserves veteran

Obituary: Daily Breeze, 10/8/2016

Bob was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Kempis Lee Alvey Jr. and Verna Izora Alvey June 13, 1939. At the age of 10, his family moved to California. He graduated from Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, CA. While working at Marineland of the Pacific, he met his future wife, Ann Louise DiMeglio, and they were married August 20, 1960 in San Pedro, CA. He graduated from Long Beach State University and worked as an account and assistant controller for Southern California Gas Company/Pacific Lighting Corporation for 24 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and Army Reserves. In 1988, he accomplished what only a special few golfers do by making a hole-in-one. After his mother's death in 1995, he developed a passion for genealogy and was published in 3 issues of "Kentucky Ancestors" in 2003, chronicling the Alvey ancestry in America beginning in 1657. Additionally, he was a contributor to the book "The Buckman Family of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, USA." He was also an avid gardener, wine enthusiast and collector of unique cacti and succulents.


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  • Created by: FJH
  • Added: Oct 4, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170856091/robert_lee-alvey: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Lee “Bob” Alvey Sr. (13 Jun 1939–2 Oct 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170856091, citing Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by FJH (contributor 48181623).