Dr. Charles Joseph Kibert

Dr. Charles Joseph Kibert
Gainesville - Dr. Charles Joseph Kibert passed away unexpectedly in Gainesville, FL on January 25, 2021, at age 73. For more than 30 years, Dr. Kibert was the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning's Holland Professor in the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management.
Charles was born in Scranton, PA to Mary (Mattes) and Charles Kibert. He was the eldest of six children. Charles grew up in an orphanage, Our Lady of Fatima Institute in Elmhurst, PA from the age of 4. Charles started his academic career at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (1965-69). Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam conflict as an Airborne Ranger. After completing his active-duty obligation, he continued to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Special Forces Officer retiring as a Colonel. Charles continued his studies earning a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of South Florida in Mechanical Engineering.
However, his greatest love was his family -- Charles is survived by his wife, Patricia Kibert (Wobbe), and his children, Charlotte Kibert and her wife, Elizabeth Brackman Kibert, Nicole Kibert Basler and her husband Arthur Kibert Basler, Alina Victoria Kibert, and granddaughters, Arwen Ann and Margot Josephine Kibert Basler. He is also survived by his siblings, Leonard Kibert, Stashu Kybartas, and Annette Kibert. His brothers Ronald and William predeceased him and are no doubt delighted to have their big brother with them again. Charles is also survived by beloved nieces and nephews.
The family will hold a private interment at The Florida National Cemetery and ask that any donations made go to the Dr. Charles Kibert Legacy Fund at the University of Florida Foundation https://www.uff.ufl.edu/. A celebration of life will be planned at a later date. Please visit his memorial page at www.williamsthomasfuneralhome.com
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