Robert Drake

ROBERT DRAKE Robert Ellison Drake, 29, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2008. He was born Dec. 14, 1978, in Las Vegas, and was a lifelong resident. Robert loved his family and his dog, Kevia. He was a server at Charlie Palmer Steak House at the Four Seasons Hotel since it opened nine years ago. He loved his job and all the people he worked with. He also always loved to visit zoos wherever he would travel. Robert was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ernesto and Nini Piccoli; his grandfather, Alfred Drake; and his aunts, Deenya Bowman and Regina Piccoli. He is survived by his mother, Odette Drake; his father, Andrew Drake; his brother and sister-in-law, Alfred and Brooke Drake; his grandmother, Pauline Smith; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89128. Donations can be made to the American Stroke Association WSA, Data Processing Dept., 1710 Gilbreth Road, Burlingame, CA 94010, in memory of Robert Drake.