Robert "Bob" Manson Craft

Bob was born in San Diego, California, on January 26, 1939, to James Abner Craft and Mary Simpson Craft. He grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, along with his older sister Carol. He graduated from W. B. Ray High School, Texas A&M University and the University of Texas School of Law. Although he made his living with his law degree, he was forever a loyal Aggie.

Following law school Bob served in the United States Marines as a JAG lawyer. He then took a job with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. He was recruited by Conoco in Houston in 1970 where he spent the next 30 years as an anti-trust attorney until his retirement in 2000.

In his retirement years he was an avid golfer who made two holes-in-one, by accident he would say. He was also a skilled and talented woodworker who built an entire bedroom suit of furniture, many bookcases, cedar chests, tables and chairs. He learned woodturning, made pens and bowls, and helped some of his grandchildren turn their very own pens. He appreciated literature, opera, symphonies and Texas Aggies football, sometimes all on the same day. He was a passionate world traveler and enjoyed photographing his trips and his family members.

A very intelligent man with high personal integrity, Bob was kind, humble and generous with a wicked sense of humor. He loved his family unconditionally.

He is survived by D’Anne Parker Craft, his wife of 39 years, his children Baird Craft, John Craft and his wife Amy, Christine Pullin and her husband Brad, Tanya Pullin Reyna and her husband Danny, his grandchildren Michael, Taylor, Parker, Nicholas, Zoey, Ethan, Lauren, Abigail, Bobby, Randy, and Caleb, two great grandchildren, his sister Carol Kelley, his brother-in-law Robert Parker and wife Alesia, and his nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother-in-law Austin Kelley.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, the American Heart Association or the charity of your choice.

A visitation for Bob will be held Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77079. A funeral service will occur Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 11:00 am at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home. A committal service will occur Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.memorialoaksfunerals.com for the Craft family.