Robert David Bjork Jr.

ROBERT DAVID BJORK JR. 57, of Piedmont, CA and former New Orleans, LA resident, passed away on August 5, 2004, in Minocqua, WI, after a courageous battle with cancer for many years. He was born on September 29, 1946, in Evanston, IL to the late Robert Sr. and Lenore (Loderhose) Bjork. Rob graduated for the University of Wisconsin in 1968 and Tulane University Law School in 1974. While at Tulane, he was a member of the Board of Editors of the Tulane Law Review. A former Lieutenant in the Navy, he was an extraordinary lawyer whose career spanned 30 years. As a partner at Adams & Reese in New Orleans, he specialized in complex medical liability, products liability and business litigation matters. In 1983, Rob moved his family and his professional career to Piedmont, CA. In 1986, Rob formed his own firm of which he was managing partner for 18 years. At Bjork Lawrence, Rob specialized in product liability, employment and commercial litigation. He was a member of the California State Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, the International Association of Defense Counsel and the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. In addition to being a member of many legal organizations, Rob was a leader in the community and performed charitable work for numerous groups. He was a former Piedmont Camp Fire President and supporter of everthing important to his family and friends including the Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay and Piedmont High School Boosters. Rob was the beloved husband to Linda Reese Bjork, devoted father of Heidi Carter and Gretchen Bjork, supportive father-in-law of Mark Carter; loving brother of Nancy Sullivan and Catherine Marquis and an amazing uncle of many. His youthful spirit, sense of humor, magnetic personality, enthusiasm and love of life will be missed by his family and friends. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer Society or Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay. A Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 28 at 3:00 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in Metairie, LA followed by Inurnment at Metairie Cemetery at 4:00 p.m. Rob's family will host a celebratioin of his life in Piedmont, CA for his family and friends in September. For details regarding the celebration, please contact Bjork Lawrence at 510-832-8134.