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Robert Caire Obituary
May 20, 1937 - December 29, 2022
Fresno, California - Robert "Bob" Caire, 85, passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife, Cherye, beside him on December 29th, 2022. He was born May 20, 1937 in Fresno, the only child of Virginia and Clement Caire. Bob graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School class of 1955 where he met and later married his high school sweetheart, Patricia Lynn Russo. His greatest passion was his family, and he and Patricia were blessed with 3 beautiful daughters. Patricia sadly passed away in 1978. In 1996, Bob met Cherye Asoian, and they were happily married for 25 years.
Bob was larger than life and was a very social person. His charisma led him to have several successful businesses in his lifetime as an entrepreneur. He was also active in many clubs and organizations, especially the Dante Club, where he was known as "Mr. Braciole".
Bob is preceded in death by his parents, first wife Patricia, and father-in-law Vernon Poochigian. He is survived by his wife, Cherye, daughters Cathy Elliott and significant other, Dave Jorn, Christina Caire, and Kellee Ford and husband, Dennis, grandchildren Anthony and Patrick Elliott, and Robert Hudson, great-grandson Tyson Elliott, brother-in-law Craig Poochigian, as well as many relatives and lifelong friends.
A rosary will be held at Whitehurst Chapel at 4 pm on January 8th, 2023. Funeral services will be held at Holy Spirit Church at 10:00 am Jan. 9th, 2023. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America.
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Russ and Phyllis Matesso
January 9, 2023
May the love of friends and family carry you through difficult times. Phyllis and Me are sorry to miss Bob's service today, weather conditions on our route make it unsafe... Bless Bob , BLess you...Russ and Phyllis
Monique
January 6, 2023
My condolences go out to his wife Cherye , his daughters and the rest of his family and friends. In the short amount of time I spent with Bob, he was so kind and sweet, everyone he has impacted are all in my prayers
Paulette Melkonian
January 5, 2023
Dear Cherye, My sincere sympathy to you on the loss of your dear husband. May the memories you made over your twenty-five year marriage remain in your heart always and provide a source of comfort for you. Love, Paulette Janian Melkonian
Danny and Adriana Boyajian
January 5, 2023
Bob was a giant of a man and a heart of gold and I know he and Nick Pantaleo are pushing out those bracioles with bobby magic making the cocktails and making the lord happy!God bless your family for
sharing him with all of us.
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Patrick Baldwin
January 5, 2023
The 4 Baldwin brothers are so sorry for the loss of Bob. We were neighbors growing up and worked for Bob as kids. He was tough on us, but educated us on the value of hard work and finishing a job right.
We loved Bob, his daughters and will always be grateful to have known him.
Love
Patrick Baldwin
Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Chapel
January 3, 2023
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