Robert Donald Behrbaum
July 11, 1934 - December 6, 2019
Obituary
Robert D. Behrbaum, born July 11, 1934, has gone home to be with the Lord; on December 6, 2019. Born in Nevada City, California, raised throughout the California area. Bob’s father died when he was in middle school. His leadership and honorability started at a very early age. As the eldest son, he dropped out of middle school to help his mother raise the family. Bob went on later in life to serve his country.
He joined the Army, received a medal and an honorable discharge. Once, while he was on leave from the Army, his brother Stan and a friend of theirs introduced Bob to a young woman named Pat. The one woman whom he would be with for the rest of his life, until he closed his eyes for the final time. Bob would happily tell his love story of how he met the love of his life. After initially spending time with Pat, he went to his Creator and Lord, and was told that he would spend the rest of his life with her. Bob and Pat married on December 20th, 1957. They raised eight children of their own, and four stepchildren. He was a loving, compassionate husband, and proud father. Together they raised their children as a loving couple they nurtured each other and explored life with their children, teaching them to be strong, confident first.
Unfortunately, Bob lost the love of his life on September 9, 1997. Also, five of his sons: Dana Behrbaum, Johnny Ray Hamilton, William Hamilton, Ralph Hamilton, and Adrian Owen Hamilton. Robert leaves behind his daughters, Zena Bonita Berhbaum, Zeneeda Oakley, Omega Pat Behrbaum, Alvina Alphaette Smith, Reba Behrbaum, Tamara Davis. Also, his only living son, Zon Lamar Behrbaum.
Followed by twenty four grandchildren and twenty two great grandchildren.
2 Kings 5:14
Then he went down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
I will remember your last day’s on earth daddy. You opened up like never before. Shared history of your life with me and your granddaughter. I am blessed to have had you in my life. Go home to mom now. It’s your anniversary.
Barney R Terry
Lavena Richardson
To my dad. Hello dad it is me Tamara. I am so sorry that I could not be by your side to say goodbye. I love you more than you know. Even though you always told me that you knew it. I am so thankful that we spent our time knowing one another at church. We both really had restoration in our church. Just me and you. I remember the day I invited you to my wedding. You came to Cornerstone and you stayed. To the day you have gone to heaven to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. You would call me your little girl often. Oh dad I truly miss you calling me your little girl and your baby. Only God knows why things happen the way that they do. The gift that you gave me was to be my dad. Thank you for coming to my wedding and thank you for being my dad. Me and you dad. We did it together. I was not ready for you to go. I miss you. Sometimes I look at your picture and sometimes I go to the church and I sit in your chair. Missing you. I have your card that says ” You’ll always be my little girl.” You are right I am always your little girl. And then it says “It must be a dad thing and a love thing.” You fought a good fight. You stayed with the Lord. You stayed on his side. I am proud of you because the fight was long and hard. But you fought the good fight. Rest easy in heaven. I will join you when I am done fighting the good fight. We will praise and worship God for all eternity. I miss mom too. I love you.!! My dad. You will always be “My dad.”
Tamara Davis. I love you dad