Robert H Peacock

Robert Holden Peacock was born on December 25, 1925, in Yale, Michigan to Robert Henry Peacock and Bernice Amelia Holden Peacock. He passed away in Houston, Texas on September 24, 2021 at the age of 95. Robert had one younger brother, Jerome Peacock. Both of his parents and his brother have predeceased him.

In his youth Robert enjoyed sports where he earned high school letters of achievement in football and basketball. He was very active in Boy Scouts where he earned the highest rank possible, Eagle Scout, along with the silver, gold, and bronze palms. Robert was a firm believer that if someone lived according to the Scout Laws, you would have a life well-lived. He certainly portrayed all 12 of these honorable traits throughout his life. He was raised close to Lake Huron which instilled a lifelong love of the water. He graduated from Yale High School as the Salutatorian of the class of 1943. He continued his education at the University of Michigan, where in 1947 he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. After graduating from college, the proud wolverine was hired by Superior Oil Company as a surveyor which brought him to the West Texas oil fields. Robert met and married Mary Louise Moser in Sweetwater, Texas on May 21, 1949. Robert and Mary lived in Texas, Canada, Oklahoma, Kansas, and back to Texas while raising four children together. After working for Superior for 13 years, Robert was employed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation where he worked another 26 years. He retired in 1986 as Anadarko’s Chief Geophysicist responsible for all of Anadarko’s domestic and foreign geophysical operations. Mary passed away on October 29, 1974, in Houston, Texas. Robert was fortunate enough to marry another lovely lady, Maxene Keener Lund. Their wedding was on September 12, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Maxene and Robert loved to travel and were able to enjoy many adventures together. Some of their favorite trips included camping on an African safari, riding on the Orient Express, going to the North Pole via an icebreaker, and visiting the penguins at the South Pole. Maxene passed away on November 7, 2009, in Houston, Texas.

Robert was a brilliant and kind gentleman who earned respect from everyone he met. He loved photography, reading, completing crossword puzzles in ink, building jigsaw puzzles, listening to classical and big band music, and especially being with his family. He enjoyed a good game of gin to see who could be the “champion of Mill Creek.” He was an amazing man who seemed to know something about everything.

Robert is dearly loved and will be missed by his family which includes his son, Robert Christopher Peacock and wife Jennifer from Riverton, WY, his daughter Charlene Johnson and husband David from Carthage, TX, his daughter Janet Hawkins and husband Darrell from Jackson, WY, and his daughter Bernice Peacock from Houston, TX. He has seven grandchildren left to cherish his memory: Douglas Peacock and wife Abigail from Beaverton, OR, Mary Colleen Peacock Grimm and husband Clynt from Bastrop, TX, Lisa Johnson Boyce and husband Aaron from Cypress, TX, David Johnson, Jr. from Carthage, TX, Aaron Hawkins from Jackson, WY, Hailey Hawkins from Kailua Kona, HI, and Isaac Whitley from College Station, TX. Robert was also blessed with four great-grandchildren who brought him much joy and pride: Wyatt and Cody Peacock from Beaverton, OR, Peyton Grimm from Bastrop, TX, and Aria Boyce from Cypress, TX.

A service to honor the life of Robert Holden Peacock will be held at the Memorial Oaks Funeral Home in Houston, Texas.