Robert Floyd Emde was born on April 24, 1943 in San Diego, CA. He grew up in San Diego and remained a “4 th Generation” San Diegan his entire life. His parents were Floyd Joseph Emde and Florence Elizabeth (Gavett) Emde and he was the oldest brother to his four siblings, JoAnn, Donald, Nancy and David.
As a child, Robert was referred to as “Bobby” by many relatives and friends. He attended school in National City, CA and graduated from Sweetwater Union High School, Graduating class of 1962. While attending school, he enjoyed many sports, which included baseball, basketball and riding motorcycles, which he later raced professionally.
At Sweetwater high school, Robert met his sweetheart and future wife, Jeannette Helfers and they dated until marrying in 1964 at Pilgram Lutheran Church in Chula Vista, CA. As a young man, he always had an entrepreneurial spirit and started his own business as a truck driver. From there, he combined his passion for motorcycles and business and opened his first of many motorcycle dealership franchises.
Robert and Jeannette were excited to become parents and welcomed their first child, Gina, into the world in 1965. Gina was shortly followed by her three sisters, Christine, DeeAnn and Tammy – all within a five-year span. He was certainly outnumbered!
As their family grew throughout the years, they welcomed twelve grandchildren that include Cory Mote, Aaron Mote, Brian Mote, Patrick Bouffier, Bailey Mote, Clara Bouffier, Tyler McDonald, Tristian Bouffier, Gage McDonald, Austyn Rodriguez, Torrie Rodriguez and Gavin Mconald. They also welcomed one great-grandchild, Clayton Mote and were
overjoyed to know that second great-grandson is on his way!
As a businessman, Robert enjoyed contributing to his community and hosted many events for motorcycle enthusiasts at his many dealerships. Throughout the years, he owned Honda of Oceanside, Poway Honda Kawasaki, Escondido Suzuki amongst others.
His hobbies and passions kept him busy throughout the years and he loved to continue to ride motorcycles. He and Jeannette traveled the world over and shared their love for adventure and cultural diversities with their four daughters. He loved the mountains and for many years owned a vacation home in Lake Arrowhead, CA, where he enjoyed boating, water skiing, snow skiing and off-road dirt biking.
His love for adventure and touring the open road resulted in many road trips that included taking the family on a five week trip across the United States and into Canada, as well as countless trips to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, as well as to visit family in Northern Idaho. Some of the families most found memories include the regular summer trips to Lake Powell, Utah, where they rented house boats, boated, jet skied and enjoyed many wild adventures.
As a lifelong sports enthusiast, he was a regular season ticket holder to his beloved Chargers and Padres, trying never to miss a single game and keeping anyone who would listen up on the score and their season stats.
In the early 1990’s, Robert was diagnosed with Cushings Syndrome and it forced him into an early retirement. As much as Cushings tried to slow him down, he wouldn’t stand for it… He took what could be devastating news and turned it into a golden opportunity to spend as much time with his wife Jeannette and family and was known as “PaPa” by all of his grandchildren. He was a proud PaPa to the end, always wanting to be with his grandkids and spend time with the family… nothing made him happier.
Sadly he succumbed to Cushing and Dementia at his home in Chula Vista, CA on July 4, 2013 and “went out with a bang”, while surrounded by his wife, daughters, sister and grandchildren in a room full of peace and love.
He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Emde, daughters Gina Mote (Scott), Christine Bouffier, DeeAnn Rodriquez (Julio), Tammy McDonald (Matt), Grandchildren Cory Mote (Holly), Aaron Mote, Brian Mote, Patrick Bouffier, Bailey Mote, Clara Bouffier, Tyler McDonald, Tristian Bouffier, Gage McDonald, Austyn Rodriguez, Torrie Rodriguez, Gavin McDonald, great-grandson Clayton Mote, brother Donald Emde and sister Nancy Emde.
He was truly an amazing man and will forever be missed… Godspeed
His final resting place is Glen Abbey Memorial Park
Visitation: Tuesday, July 9, 2013
12:00pm – 1:00pm
“Little Chapel of the Roses”
Glen Abbey Memorial Park
Services: Tuesday, July 9, 2013
1:00pm
“Little Chapel of the Roses”
Glen Abbey Memorial Park
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