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Robert Doerr Obituary
April 7, 1918 -
November 13, 2017
Bob died on November 13, 2017. He was born April 7, 1918 in Los Angeles, California. His mother, Frances, father, Harold, brother, Harold, and sister, Dorothy, have all predeceased him.
He married Monica R. Terpin on October 24, 1937, in Cheshire, Oregon. She predeceased him on December 17, 2003.
Bob graduated from Fremont High School in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Oregon in 1936, where he purchased property on the Rogue River near Agness, Oregon, and met Monica. He always loved fishing the Rogue until just the last few years. He played major league baseball for the Boston Red Sox from 1937 through 1951. He spent part of 1944 and all of 1945 in the U.S. Army. Subsequent to 1951 he scouted for the Boston Red Sox and coached them from 1967-1969. He also coached the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977-1981. He was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
He leaves one son, Don Robert Doerr, Daughter-in-Law, Wendy Dame, two grandchildren, Brad Doerr (Jennifer, spouse) and Mischel Lowenberg (Jason, spouse), and 4 great-grandchildren, Jackson Doerr, William Doerr, Allison Lowenberg, and Reese Lowenberg; and nieces and one nephew.
A special thank you is expressed to the wonderful care providers at the Junction City Retirement & Assisted Living Community, PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospice, Shuree Sleeper and Rosie Hunt.
A celebration of Bob's life will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 3:00 pm, at the First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Rd., Eugene, OR.
Arrangements entrusted to Musgrove Family Mortuary. Please access the obituary and you are invited to sign the guestbook at musgroves.com
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Norby Heins
December 10, 2019
Always remember how giving and loving Bobby was to his wife.
Sharon (Miller) McCall
January 9, 2018
Such a beautiful MAN, his time spent on the lower ROGUE is always their!!!
Theresa Smith
December 14, 2017
To a sweet sweet man Rest In Peace Bobby !!
norby heins
December 11, 2017
I was always impressed with Bobby's character as years ago I witnessed how he loved and took care of his wife.
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Tom Heatley
December 10, 2017
Thank you for being a great baseball player for the Boston Red Sox and thank you even more for being such a wonderful person. Rest In Peace Bobby Doerr.
David Jensen
December 10, 2017
Bob was a very special friend to my wife and I. Bob and I shared many days floating and fly fishing the Rogue and McKenzie rivers. He remained an excellent fly fisher until very late in his long life. Bob often said he was the happiest man on earth because of his great family and many friends. Bob wore number 1 on his uniform during his Hall of Fame career, and he remains number 1 to his many, many friends. Truly a life well lived. My condolences to Don and his family.
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