Robert Jett Llewellyn

Robert Jett Llewellyn, 89, of Bardstown, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Sept. 23, 2022. Born in 1933 in Louisville, Robert was the son of Norman Jett Lewellyn of Carrollton and Elizabeth Huston Shehan of Bloomfield.
Robert was a loving and generous husband, father, volunteer and friend. He was also a businessman, historian, outdoorsman, aviator and mariner.
Young Robert served as a Lt. Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard. He graduated from San Jose State University in California and later received his MBA from St. Mary's College in Moraga California. He co-founded and operated Coffee Systems, Inc. in Berkeley, Calif.
In retirement, Robert worked to restore and protect historic aircraft as well as West Coast lighthouses. He also served as a director of Old Bardstown Village/Civil War Museum and curator of the Lt. Gen. Hal Moore Military Museum.
Preceding Robert in death were his parents, childhood caregiver, Frances Mudd Wheeler, and brother, Charles L. Duke Jr.
He is survived by wife, Kathleen Caslin Llewellyn of Bardstown; sister, Virginia Duke Jacobs of Kent Island, Md.; sons, Norman Jett Llewellyn (Peggy) of Surfside Beach, Texas, George Lawrence Llewellyn of Silver Caity, New Mexico; a daughter, Ann Robin Llewellyn (Kevin Fox) of Concord, Calif.; grandchildren, Patrick Llewellyn (Stef) and Cameron Llewellyn (Jay Huetteman); four great-grandchildren; cousin, T. Hunter Shehan of Bloomfield; and niece, Rachel Lotspeich of Denver.
A memorial service is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home, 1475 New Shepherdsville Road in Bardstown. A reception will follow at the family home at 105 Beechwold Place in Bardstown.
The family requests any donations be made to Old Bardstown Village Inc., 310 E. Broadway, Bardstown, KY 40004 in support of the Lt. Gen. Hal Moore Military Museum.
Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.