Robert L. Falero

Robert Lloyd Falero left us on April 8, 2024 of natural causes. He was born July 22, 1954, at St. John's Hospital, Long Island City, Queens. He was the second child of Nilda and Frank Falero, both of whom were born in Puerto Rico. His sister Sonia Jean Falero, older by two years, was his first playmate on the swing sets and slides of New York City parks. Nilda was a housewife, while 23-year-old Frank's occupation is listed in the birth certificate as "Student." A few years later, the family moved from a cold-water flat to sunny southern California, where Frank envisioned a better life for the family.

This was just the first of Bobby's moves: the family relocated several more times from LA County to Orange County. His brother, Jeff, entered the family in 1966 just as they purchased their first home in Huntington Beach. In those years, Bobby enjoyed hunting rabbit made and several trips to British Columbia with friends where he learned boating, fishing and camp cookery. He was also introduced to what was to become for him a lifelong interest, surfing.

In 1969 the family moved 10 miles east to Tustin. Bob was a proud "Tustin Tiller" and often attended Tustin High School reunions. At Saddleback Community College he found a passion for Life Sciences and earned his degree in Marine Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Travel took him to islands and continents from East to West, while work took him north and south. But his heart never left the Central Coast.

Bobby had many jobs and talents: Marine Biologist in the SF Bay Area, Commercial Fisherman in the Central Coast and Alaska, chef and waiter up and down the coast, landscaper/gardener, and avid-reader. After checking out pre-med, law school and an MFCC program, he nailed his Life's Mission as a Middle School Science Teacher at Orcutt Junior High School. He creatively combined all the just-mentioned passions with a natural talent for educating, and he educated thousands of Central Coast youth.

When Bobby decided to do something, he flung himself into it, body and soul. When he took on our father's care five years ago, the die was cast. Those of us who saw him within the last two years wish (*desperately*) he would have taken a much-deserved break to sustain his energy and refresh himself. But he lives on in our memories of spectacular times; in what he taught us; and often those two were combined.

Funeral Mass 11 am, Monday, June 10, 2024 at Saint Joachim Catholic Church, 21250 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541, T | (510) 783-2766. No-host lunch to follow at 12:30 pm at Harry's Hofbrau, 14900 E 14th St, San Leandro, CA 94578, (510) 357-1707. To RSVP, copy the entire path that follows, paste to any browser and go. Accept the option to "Get the App" if prompted, and edit the spreadsheet by entering your name, number of party etc.

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Continental Breakfast, Eulogy and "Pass-the-Mic" 9 am - 11 am, Saturday June 15, 2024 at Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, 1947 See Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 (805) 595-9700 RSVP for Breakfast at "Pass-the-Mic" at this RSVP (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16-AZcGBvWDLaGiNRz3CwKqqjwmVhJYcNUf-j4JnTejQ/edit#gid=0)

Memorial Surfboard & Kayak Paddle-Out, place on the SLO County Coast and time TBD the afternoon of Saturday, June 15, 2024 RSVP for Paddle-Out (bring your own board or kayak). To RSVP, copy the entire path that follows, paste to any browser and go. Accept the option to "Get the App" if prompted, and edit the spreadsheet by entering your name, number of party etc.
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Donations are encouraged to be made to https://operationsurf.org/donate/ and please check the box "Dedicate this donation in honor or in memory of someone" and enter the name "Robert L Falero".