Robert Lynn Summerrill

His early years were spent with his family moving from Michigan to Ohio, to New Mexico and then to California. He graduated from Fremont High School in Oakland where he excelled in wrestling, receiving the highest Bay Area award. He was offered a scholarship to U.C. Berkeley to play football, but chose instead to join the Navy during WWII. The next two years he spent on the USS Palawan in the Pacific as an Electrician’s Mate.

Bob was a builder. His life was spent organizing and building power plants, freezer plants, hospitals and other commercial and industrial projects throughout California. He was a proud member of the International Plumbers and Pipefitters Union for 55 years and served as their apprentice teacher for 20 years.

After his retirement in 1989, he moved to Lake County. He helped organize the property owners in the Clearlake Oaks Keys and encouraged them to become a community of active volunteers. He also spearheaded the design and purchase of the first spray boat system and worked to acquire a harvester to aid in the yearly clean-up of algae. During his presidency of the P.O.A. he assisted in the fight against the construction of the geothermal power plant on Clear Lake. He served on the board of the Clearlake Oaks County Water District and was president of the Board of Vector Control of Lake County for 10 years. In all of his volunteer activism, he was widely respected and he will be dearly missed.

Bob deeply loved his family and especially enjoyed their annual camping and fishing trips to Eagle Lake

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marian; his daughter, Bobbie; sons Steven (Gayle) and Michael; grandsons Brandon and Ryan (Kristen) and great-grandsons Hudson and Nolan; sister, Joyce; brother, Joseph; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be a private family service at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Gustine and a public Memorial Service at the Keys Club, 12980 County Road 210E (Lakeland), Clearlake Oaks, on November 12 at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made to the Clark’s Island fund. Please make all checks payable to the County of Lake, with “Clarks Island/Bob Summerrill” noted on the memo line, mailed to Administrative Office, Attn: Kathy Barnwell, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, CA 95453

Arrangements under the direction of Jones & Lewis Clear Lake Memorial Chapel, Lower Lake, CA www.jonesandlewis.com