After a brief illness, Bob Daries peacefully stepped from this life to the adventure of the next one surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born to J. Raymond and Hattie Daries in Santa Paula, CA. In his youth he learned to hunt and survive in the nearby mountains. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Commercial Art from Woodbury University with a minor in business. He worked in commercial art for several years until enlisting in the Army in 1942. Bob’s outdoor skills and confidence in his abilities led him to volunteer for service in the Aleutian Islands as part of the Asiatic Pacific Campaign. The North Pacific Theater Command formed a special group called the North Pacific Combat School, which was really a cover for special operations in the Aleutians. Bob was one of nine superior soldiers who were chosen as scouts, under the guise of being instructors in the NPCS, and were told that they had a 98 percent chance of not returning. Their final mission was halted midway by the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
After the war Bob returned to Santa Paula and was smitten by the cute redhead girl Thelma Hawkins who had grown up while he was away. They married in 1946 and remained in love and devoted to each other until Thelma’s passing in 2006. He drew hundreds of personalized cartoons of Thelma and himself celebrating their love in daily life. Through the last day of his life Bob still talked of being fiercely in love with her. They had the “kissing and dancing” kind of love, and their children, grandchildren, and many others learned how to have wonderful marriages by watching them and learning at their feet.
Bob went to work for Unocal in the oilfields around Santa Paula but the company realized his talents would be better utilized in the office, so he began his career as a draftsman Bob helped create the California Oil Museum and served as key docent in his later years. He was moved up to Unocal’s head office in Los Angeles in 1955, moved his family to Encino, CA and became Chief Draftsman for Unocal’s Western Region. He helped design a turn-of-the-century oil field that stands in the Smithsonian. While working in Los Angeles he formed several Bible studies in the financial district and ministered to hurting people on the streets. He was also very active in the work of Chatsworth Foursquare Church. After retiring from Unocal in 1982 they continued living in Encino until 1995, when they moved to Ventura, CA. Bob earned his Master of Theology and taught at Golden Grain Bible College. Bob’s greatest passion in life in was to study and teach scripture and lead people to Christ through serving, helping, and giving to people in need, serving side-by-side with his beloved Thelma. They were a dynamic couple who were generous to a fault.
Bob was predeceased by his parents, sister Raymona Scott, adored wife Thelma, and grandson John Robert Daries Jr. He is survived by daughter Sharon Coultas, her children Kymberly (Randy) Bennett, John (Heather) Reed, and Samuel Coultas; Son John R. (Jackie) Daries, their children James (Jenni) Daries, Heather (Jonathan) Zimmerman; and great grandchildren Blake, Juliana, Jocelyn, James Jr., Ezekiel, Elijah, Andrew, Alexis, and Avery.
Visitation will be at Skillin-Caroll Mortuary in Santa Paula from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 18th. Graveside service will be at Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 19th.
Bob’s family would like to thank all hundreds of people who have loved and honored our parents over the years. We also have been blessed to be Bob and Thelma’s kids, grandkids, and great grandkids.
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