Corbett, Robert Hayden

Robert Hayden Corbett (9/29/32-9/13/09) passed away recently after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his loving wife, Jackie; loyal sons Rich and Chris; and grandchildren, Brian, Robert, and John; devoted sister, Loretta Chamberland; and daughter-in-law Gladys, son’s fiance, Carol and her son, Jeremy. He was born in Boston, Mass, lived in Rhode Island for his childhood and college years (was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island), and had a 2-year stint in the Army in-between his college years, where he served and made the rank of sergeant in Japan. He moved to Marin County, CA in 1959, where he taught at the Juvenile Hall, met his wife of 48 years, and changed careers into concrete pump operating as an operating engineer for the local union 3, where he was president of the Concrete Pumper’s Accociation in 1975-6, and where he eventually retired from after 32 years in the industry; then, moving from Novato to Rohnert Park on the golf course, where he enjoyed his dogs, telescope, SIRS events, and family. He was also a licensed pilot and inventor with a US patent in the concrete pumping industry; furthermore, he participated in triathlons during his retirement years and was a president of the Phi Mu Delta fraternity at URI, and was generally referred to as a jack-of-all-trades.