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2010
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Robert Preston Obituary
Robert Lowell Preston, 73, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2010 with his beloved wife, Linda Preston, by his side.
He was very loved and is now at peace after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Lowell was born on Jan. 17, 1937, in Madisonville, Hopkins County, KY. After graduating from Madison High School in 1955, he attended the Naval Academy and graduated in the Class of 1959. He was appointed Commander and served two missions in Vietnam where he received the Bronze Star with a Combat "V."
After honorably serving 21 years of active duty with the Navy, Lowell was appointed Executive Officer at the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory. In 1976, he received his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Lowell was then employed by the County of Ventura, from 1991 to 2005, as manager of the Water Resources Department, where he retired. He was an accomplished race car driver and an avid NASCAR fan.
Lowell was preceded in death by his mother, Macie Lorraine Preston, and his father, Robert Cecil Preston. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 17 years, Linda Preston; his two children, Teri Avertoom and Robert Preston; his stepson, Eric Landis; and his three grandchildren, Robert, Michael and Christopher Preston.
A loving thank you to Livingston Memorial VNA and Hospice who made his last days comfortable and peaceful. All friends and loved ones of Lowell's are invited to attend a Celebration of his Life at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Ted Mayr Funeral Home, 3150 Loma Vista Rd., Ventura. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Livingston Memorial VNA and Hospice, 1996 Eastman Ave., Suite 101, Ventura, CA 93003. Condolences may be left at www.TedMayrFuneralHome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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Sponsored by Teri Preston, loving daughter.
Teri Preston
December 16, 2023
Hi Dad - it´s been 13 yrs and I still miss you everyday. Our dog Molly passed away yesterday. I´m hoping you were there to meet her so she´s not alone or afraid. I know you will love her as much as we do. Thanks for watching over us all.
Teri
December 24, 2021
Always always thinking of you. I miss you. Merry Christmas Dad!!!
Teri
January 17, 2021
Happy birthday Dad. It’s been 10 years now and I still miss you every day.
Love,
Teri
Teri Preston
December 20, 2019
Hi Dad - I still miss you everyday and not just on the important days. Someday maybe I will stop tearing up when I think about you. I wish you were here for the holidays.
Teri Preston
September 11, 2018
I think of you all the time. I wish you were here so I could talk to you about work and business and life. I hope you are proud.
Teri Preston
December 26, 2017
Dad, Missing you always. 12/15 was not as hard as it's been and Christmas won't ever be the same. I love you. I hope you are watching over us. XXOO, T
Teri Preston
January 17, 2017
Happy Birthday Dad! Missed you at the holidays. It still hurts. Its never going to be easy to be without you. I love you.
Cdr Lowell Preston
Teri Preston
November 11, 2016
Happy Veterans' Day Dad! Proud to be your daughter. I miss you every day.
Teri Preston
June 19, 2016
Happy Father's Day! I really miss you.
I love you Dad.
XOXO
Teri Preston
December 15, 2015
Dad, it's been five years. Still feels like it was just today that you left us. I really miss you. Love you and think of you always.
Teri Preston
June 21, 2015
Happy Father's Day Dad! Life's just not the same without you.
Karl Smiley
May 24, 2015
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY May 30:
NYSE " Yes, we have no bananas ". Chiquita_Fyffes
Flags
Teri Preston
May 16, 2015
Celebrated Armed Forces Day today Dad. There is a flag in your honor among the 1776 flags. I'm proud to be your daughter. Miss you so much.
Teri Preston
March 22, 2015
In Cabo for my birthday thinking of you and your last trip here. Miss you.
Lots of love Dad!
Teri Preston
January 17, 2015
Happy Birthday Dad! I love you.
Teri Preston
December 25, 2014
Merry Christmas Dad! I love you.
Karl Smiley
December 10, 2014
Father Christmas
Teri Preston
June 15, 2014
Happy Father's Day! I missed you today Dad. Love you.
Teri Preston
March 24, 2014
Missed you on my birthday. Miss you everyday!
Teri Preston
January 17, 2014
Happy Birthday Dad! I love you.
Teri Preston
January 4, 2014
Jan 4th 2010, is the day we said good bye. I still miss you as much now as I did then. I love you.
December 16, 2013
Missing you and wishing the boys had had more time with their Grandpa Preston.
Teri Preston
August 14, 2013
Thinking of you. Wish you were here. I love you.
Karen "Yedinak" Tikkanen
July 9, 2013
Teri, I have been trying to locate you and want very sorry to hear of your father's passing. We had such fond memories of him and time at the track.
Teri Preston
June 17, 2013
I missed you yesterday Dad. Happy Father's Day!
Teri Preston
April 2, 2013
Thinking of you today and always!
Teri Preston
February 10, 2013
I still miss you every day.
Teri Preston
April 10, 2012
We missed you at Easter Dad. I love you.
Karl Smiley
June 22, 2011
It was a privelege to know Lowell in Port Hueneme in 1980-82 & in Fresno, Ca. in 1983. Teri & Robert were young then, Lowell is an exceptional professional & I last saw him in 1989. A dear friend & family man!
Karl D. Smiley
Teri Preston
January 8, 2011
I miss you.....
Sue Baker Patterson
January 6, 2011
I met Lowell in the summer of 1950, along with his Mom and Dad, on a weeks vacation at KY Lake. We became very close friends and remained close for several years. I shall never forget him. He was a beautiful and wonderful person to have known in this lifetime.
Nancie Coyle Prevatt
January 5, 2011
Lowell will be missed by all his old classmates at Madisonville High School. He was an important member of our class.
Lawrence Jackson
January 3, 2011
Lowell:
I will miss you very much. We had many insightfull conversations.
Lawrence E. Jackson, Ventura, CA
December 31, 2010
Unfortunately I did not have the privilege of seeing Lowell again after we graduated in 59. He was a very good friend while at the academy. Always a great one to be around and full of good humor.My condolences to his family. Donald C Smith, Class of 1959, 13th Company, USNA
Wade Short
December 30, 2010
It's so hard to express the loss of such a great man in mere words. I will strive to maintain the level of excellence and understanding I learned from him in all my endeavors and affairs. Thank you for your wisdom and your friendship; Godspeed, Lowell !
Martin Hanson
December 30, 2010
Lowell Preston and I were classmates in the 15th Company of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. in the years 1955 to 1959. He was a good friend.
john flynn
December 29, 2010
Lowell was a good person. I worked with him when he was director of GMA (Ground Water Management Agency. We always faced the economic side and the environmental side when it came to water issues. He was a good listener and able administrator. John Flynn
Photo of USNA Fifteenth Company upon graduation in June 1959. Robert Lowell Preston is in the third row on the right.
Robert Preston
December 29, 2010
December 28, 2010
Dear Linda, I am so sorry to read of Lowell's passing. I always found the two of you a welcome couple to the GC dock. He was a very respectable person to me and I will honor that memory. Be strong my friend!!!!
Sandy Alonzo
Ken Tucker
December 27, 2010
Lowell and I had some great times at and away from the track. He will be miss by my family and I.
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