RANCHO BERNARDO, Calif. - On June 4, 2014, Robert John Alexander "Bob" Prentice, of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., passed away at the age of 81.
Bob, born in Middlebury, Vt., on Sept. 2, 1932, was the youngest of four children born to James Stuart and Margaret McDonald Prentice.
He graduated from Middlebury High School and then Middlebury College, graduating with honors.
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Helen Broughton, of Bridport, in Middlebury on April 3, 1956.
He graduated from Officer's Candidate School, serving three years in the Navy where he attained the rank of Lieutenant, and participated in over 140 aircraft carrier landings.
Later, he worked for GE Credit, was CFO for Security Pacific, founded Vector Financial, and was CFO and Director of Business Intelligence at AHL in San Diego, before retiring in 2004.
Bob had many interests including golf, reading, and travel, having visited more than 26 countries and most of the 50 states, (he hitchhiked across the country three times). He was an avid fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the San Diego Chargers and Padres.
Bob was a proud Scot and traveled to Scotland with his wife, Helen, sister, Helen, and brother-in-law, Hugo.
Bob was predeceased by his father in 1972; mother in 1989; granddaughter, Molly in 1994; and brother, Neil in 1995.
Services were conducted on June 20, 2014, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Escondido, Calif.
Bob, born in Middlebury, Vt., on Sept. 2, 1932, was the youngest of four children born to James Stuart and Margaret McDonald Prentice.
He graduated from Middlebury High School and then Middlebury College, graduating with honors.
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Helen Broughton, of Bridport, in Middlebury on April 3, 1956.
He graduated from Officer's Candidate School, serving three years in the Navy where he attained the rank of Lieutenant, and participated in over 140 aircraft carrier landings.
Later, he worked for GE Credit, was CFO for Security Pacific, founded Vector Financial, and was CFO and Director of Business Intelligence at AHL in San Diego, before retiring in 2004.
Bob had many interests including golf, reading, and travel, having visited more than 26 countries and most of the 50 states, (he hitchhiked across the country three times). He was an avid fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the San Diego Chargers and Padres.
Bob was a proud Scot and traveled to Scotland with his wife, Helen, sister, Helen, and brother-in-law, Hugo.
Bob was predeceased by his father in 1972; mother in 1989; granddaughter, Molly in 1994; and brother, Neil in 1995.
Services were conducted on June 20, 2014, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Escondido, Calif.
RANCHO BERNARDO, Calif. - On June 4, 2014, Robert John Alexander "Bob" Prentice, of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., passed away at the age of 81.
Bob, born in Middlebury, Vt., on Sept. 2, 1932, was the youngest of four children born to James Stuart and Margaret McDonald Prentice.
He graduated from Middlebury High School and then Middlebury College, graduating with honors.
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Helen Broughton, of Bridport, in Middlebury on April 3, 1956.
He graduated from Officer's Candidate School, serving three years in the Navy where he attained the rank of Lieutenant, and participated in over 140 aircraft carrier landings.
Later, he worked for GE Credit, was CFO for Security Pacific, founded Vector Financial, and was CFO and Director of Business Intelligence at AHL in San Diego, before retiring in 2004.
Bob had many interests including golf, reading, and travel, having visited more than 26 countries and most of the 50 states, (he hitchhiked across the country three times). He was an avid fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the San Diego Chargers and Padres.
Bob was a proud Scot and traveled to Scotland with his wife, Helen, sister, Helen, and brother-in-law, Hugo.
Bob was predeceased by his father in 1972; mother in 1989; granddaughter, Molly in 1994; and brother, Neil in 1995.
Services were conducted on June 20, 2014, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Escondido, Calif.
Bob, born in Middlebury, Vt., on Sept. 2, 1932, was the youngest of four children born to James Stuart and Margaret McDonald Prentice.
He graduated from Middlebury High School and then Middlebury College, graduating with honors.
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Helen Broughton, of Bridport, in Middlebury on April 3, 1956.
He graduated from Officer's Candidate School, serving three years in the Navy where he attained the rank of Lieutenant, and participated in over 140 aircraft carrier landings.
Later, he worked for GE Credit, was CFO for Security Pacific, founded Vector Financial, and was CFO and Director of Business Intelligence at AHL in San Diego, before retiring in 2004.
Bob had many interests including golf, reading, and travel, having visited more than 26 countries and most of the 50 states, (he hitchhiked across the country three times). He was an avid fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the San Diego Chargers and Padres.
Bob was a proud Scot and traveled to Scotland with his wife, Helen, sister, Helen, and brother-in-law, Hugo.
Bob was predeceased by his father in 1972; mother in 1989; granddaughter, Molly in 1994; and brother, Neil in 1995.
Services were conducted on June 20, 2014, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Escondido, Calif.
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