Bob CHAUVIN

CHAUVIN, BOB, transitioned on Saturday, May 14. Bob was born in Morristown, NJ and moved to Florida in 1970. Bob was a taxidermist for over 50 years. When he was 14 years old, he was the youngest ever to complete the Course for Taxidermy in the United States. He served in the U.S. Army for six years working as a Medic for a short while, but transferred to the Military Police working in Manhattan until the end of his enlistment. Then he went to work at the world-famous Jonas Brothers Taxidermy Studio, in New York. Eventually, he opened his own taxidermy studio in White Plains New York. Bob was a writer and wrote many articles for Breakthrough Magazine. Bob was also an artist and you can still see his cartoons in Breakthrough Magazine. He also had a book published "Modern Taxidermy" and, recently, had an article published in "Reminisce" magazine. He was a photographer for several years in NY and Fort Lauderdale and had the opportunity to work with many celebrities like Julie Newmar, Martha Raye and Joan Blondell. Bob loved law enforcement and was a CoP for the Seminole County Sheriff's Office for about ten years. He loved doing his job as an Elder Crime Prevention Practitioner and as a Victim's Advocate. Bob is survived by his wife of 30 years, Sandy; his sister-in-law, Carol Windham and her friend, Angie Brown of Gainesville, FL; his brother-in-law, Mark Windham and his wife, Lydia, and their son, Matthew, of Jacksonville, FL; three stepchildren, Chuck Wildes and his wife, Claudia, of Boynton Beach, FL, Kenny Wildes and his wife, Jean, of Hattiesburg, MS and Cindy Wildes-Smith and her husband, Jason Smith, of Bowling Green, Ohio. He is also survived by his cousin, Peter James and his wife, Sally of Woodcrest, CA and their two sons, Andy and Chris. Also six step-grandchildren, Joshua Wildes, Brittany Wildes, Hunter Smith, Michel Plata, Vanessa Plata and Melissa Plata. By his request, in lieu of a funeral, donations may be made to the (NLEOM) National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund - Division of Development, 901 E. Street NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20004.