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Robert Laughbom Obituary

Robert Loughbom

Robert Loughbom, beloved husband of Diane Loughbom, passed away on August 26th. He was born in November, 1937 and graduated from Westchester High School in 1955 and then moved to Manhattan Beach. After high school, he joined the Army and served with the 101st Airborne Regimental Combat Team, reaching the rank of Sergeant First Class. He continued with parachuting as a civilian and made many jumps in the US and overseas. After the Army, he attended the University of Western Kentucky and Vanderbilt University. In 1965, he became a fireman for the Torrance Fire Department. In 1971, he was certified as an LA County paramedic. His passion was sailing and he built sailboats in Taiwan and sailed the "Red Shift" in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean for ten years. In 2004, he joined Miami International Airlines and was able to visit about 35 foreign countries during his time there. He will be greatly missed by his wife; four sons, Gregg, Nick, Michael and Brigg; seven grandchildren and his large extended family. Services will be held September 10th at 4:30 p.m. at Halverson, Stone & Myers Mortuary in Torrance. Please sign the guest book at www.dailybreeze.com/obits.

Published by Daily Breeze on Sep. 4, 2014.
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A man with a sense of adventure and one who knew his mind. My thoughts are with your family at this difficult time.

Cindy Rustanius

September 6, 2014

A good man and friend will be missed.

Peter Moniodes

September 5, 2014

Bob, I will never forget our time on the water. The fishing trips, the 8th and Valley Track Team and Gospel Singers Beer and Kamikaze 3 or 4 Kilometer Halloween Costume Fun Runs, and the time you set my boat on fire.
I've missed the time we could have spent together over a misunderstanding that should never have happened. You will be missed by many. You were truly a unique individual and only my best goes out to your family and friends on their loss.

Michael Bontrager

September 4, 2014

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