Robert Lupo Jr.

ROBERT LUPO, Jr. OVIEDO Robert Maxcy Lupo, Jr., passed away unexpectedly and quietly on Thursday, November 29, 2007, in his sleep after a short illness. He followed Christ, loved his family and served his country. He was born November 17, 1928 in Hendersonville, NC. A 1949 graduate of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA, he served for two years in the U.S. Navy dur ing the Korean War. After 12 years with Bell South in Geor gia, in 1963 Bob came to the Space Coast to work as a de sign engineer with NASA, a job he held for 32 years. Retiring from that career, he was then on staff for eight years at New Life Christian Fellowship in Titusville, FL. From 2004 until he relocated in June of 2007 to Oviedo, FL, he was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Bob is survived by his wife Gretchen; his brother Edward Dixon Lupo of Houston, TX; his two children Douglas R. Lupo of Burlington, NC and Lynne Lupo Brown of Selma, NC; his three step-children, John Kaufmann of Crown Point, IN, Paul M. Kaufmann of Oviedo, FL and Elizabeth K. Kaufmann of Ft. Worth, TX; his seven grandchil dren Christopher, Christina and Savannah Lupo, Leanne and Ashley Brown, and Matthew and Lauren Kaufmann. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in Bobs memory to a charity of ones choice. A Memorial Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednes day, December 5, 2007 at the Christian Life Center on Dean Road in Oviedo, FL. Interment will be held at a later date in Hendersonville, NC. Services entrusted to Nation al Cremation Society & Funeral Home, 7565 Red Bug Lake RoadOviedo, FL 32765 (407) 365-1600.