Roberto Guinto Calixto Sr.

Roberto G. Calixto, Sr. passed away at age 86, on Friday, August 30th, 2024.
Bob or "Dad", as he was affectionately known as by many, was born and raised in the Philippines. He joined the US Navy. He met and married Mary Ellen and started a family. He cross-trained into the Air Force and retired with 21 years of service, the majority of which was as a jet aircraft mechanic. Bob became a naturalized citizen in July of 1979. Mary Ellen and the kids were so proud of his hard-earned accomplishment. He married his second wife, Barbara, in 2010, blending their families together.
Bob was a jack of all trades, there was very little he couldn't do. He was very proficient in calligraphy. He was an excellent cook; he was the family barber and hairdresser. Bob loved woodworking, gardening, and tinkering with just about everything. Bob also loved to dance and was very good at it. Mary Ellen and their daughters used to vie over who gets to waltz with him. Bob would spar all the time with his son, Bobby; he always kept Bobby on his toes.
Once the grandchildren starting coming along, Bob was in hog heaven. Mary Ellen used to call him a "lollipop" because he was such a sucker for babies! He always blessed all the babies on their foreheads, even their moms before they were born. It was obvious that babies were his happy place. It didn't stop with the babies, though, even his children, no matter how old they got, would still get a blessing from him in the same way.
Bob was a very faithful servant of The Lord, a man of God. He was the true definition of unconditional love, he was a living, breathing example of God's pure love and light. He had the most infectious smile and people gravitated to it. Bob had a very playful child-like heart with a spirit to match; he was never afraid to be a silly goofball. Even after long hard day's work, he was
never too tired to play with his children. He and his kids had their own way of interacting and talking to each other; to some it sounded like gibberish; it was playful banter, jokes in strange accents, corny dance moves, and lots of pranks.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Elvira and Domingo, as well as his brother Vicente and sister Carmen. Bob is also preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Ellen and their young daughter, Karen Cecilia and premature great-granddaughter McKenna. He is also preceded in death by his step-son Vincent.
Bob is survived by his brothers and sisters: Ricardo, Dominador, Teresita, Jose, Francisco, Teodoro, and Danilo.
Bob is survived by his four children: Rita, Bobby and his wife Jacqueline, Carmen and her husband Andy, and Arlene and her husband Matt. He is also survived by his second wife, Barbara and his step-children, Greg and his wife Desiree and Jamie and her husband Tony. Greg and Desiree have been the bridge that connected both families, heaven-sent angels they both are!
Bob is also survived by his grandchildren Jeremiah and his wife Tanya, Frankie and his wife Megan, Joshua and his wife Stephanie, Lawrence "Lane" and his wife Sierra, Mathieu and MariaElena.
He is also survived by his step-grandchildren Chandler and his wife Inesia, Cailee and her husband Jacob, and Chloe, Miyah, Taylor and Tyler as well as Kayleigh and Kira.
Bob is also survived by his great-grandchildren Eliora and Sophie, Ian, Alek, and Ezekiel, Airalynn and Joshua, Danzik and Ollie Mae, and his step-great-grandchildren Orianna and the future Miss Paisley! I think that covers everyone.
Bob was a very loved and respected man. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him, some of whom will never be the same without him.