Bob Haberly

April, 2004

from Pete Haberly
Bob Haberly and Tom Mitchell joined the Navy together after high school on the "buddy system" and I remember that they soon were separated. Bob was in the Navy for approximately 8 years (about 1959-67). He was in the Photo-Intelligence division and was stationed in Omaha, NE; Norfolk,VA and did an overseas duty in the Azores before finally ending up at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. He was also a member of the Navy's Bowling Team and had several perfect 300 games.

After he left the service, he worked for Prudential Life Insurance Company and became a district manager in Jacksonville. He had his first heart attack and bypass at age 40 (1981) and shortly after that retired from Prudential. He spent the next 10 years doing a lot of fishing at his second home in Welaka, FL on the St. Johns River, before his second bypass in 1991. He died post-op from complications July 4, 1991.

Bob married Mildred Garrason of Georgia in 1960 and had two sons, Robert, Jr.(b.1961) and Scott (b. 1969).

Pete Haberly can be reached at isudvm@hotmail.com

 

 

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