Robert Kleine Obituary

Name: Funeral service for Robert Kleine
Start: 2019-07-13T19:00:00.000Z
Location: Corpus Christi Catholic Christian Church

R. Michael Kleine

01 JULY 2019

Robert Michael Kleine, survived by wife Kathy, sons Lucas and Matthew, and brothers Peter, Joe and John, passed away on July 1, 2019 from a two year battle with cancer. Although his accomplishments were vast in the biomedical industry, his true accomplishments and pride came from being a man of conviction, family, and church. Anyone who had the pleasure of meeting him knew he was a man who lead by example, and put family and church above all. A son, brother, husband, father, uncle, friend and mentor; he was many things to many people. He lived his life fully, traveled the world, worked tirelessly, loved deeply and supported his family selflessly. Mike Kleine did not just move through life, he truly lived it. He will be deeply missed by his friends and family.

Mike was a man that left a lasting impression on every person he encountered. His leadership and compassion helped so many and through those impacted, will continue to help many for years to come. His contribution to this world will not be forgotten.

A funeral service is scheduled for 12:00 pm on July 13, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Christian Church, 27231 Aliso Viejo Parkway, Aliso Viejo, CA. Father Tim Ramaekers will officiate the service.

Memorial donations can be made to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society via https://www.nmcrs.org. Please make the contribution in memory of Robert Michael Kleine (option at the bottom of the screen).

Thank you again for your support for the Kleine family.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Jul. 5 to Jul. 14, 2019.

Memories and Condolences
for Robert Kleine

8 Entries

Mike Moore

December 9, 2020

Oh Mike, I have thought of you and Kathy so many times over the last few years.
I was cleaning out some paperwork when I happened upon a lovely letter of recommendation you so kindly sent me.
I googled you and then found out the sad news.
RIP my big bear of a friend. I will never forget you. You came into my life and have never left it. I spent a week in your company with your lovely wife Kathy. It has left a profound memory with me.
I was to only meet you one more time but they are such great memories.
Sleep well my friend.
My sympathy to Kathy and your boys.

Michael Klein

December 6, 2019

My name interestingly is also Michael Klein (no E). I just learned of Mikes passing. We were both CEO's of Medical Technology Companies. We would often run into each other at Conferences and because of him I became known as the little Mike Klein-even at 6 feet. I loved the guy and we joked around a lot. I would get his room service or hospitality basket of cheer at events and he would get mine. One time we were both up for the best new product awards category and the winner was Mike Kleine. I didn't know if I won or he did. He always won, but would have been just as happy and gracious, if I had won. I, and many in our industry, will miss a special friend and jovial colleague. I'm so sorry for your loss. He lived a rich full taste the full juice of life existence. Very saddened by this news.

Bob Endyk

November 11, 2019

Kathy
I am sorry for being late is offering my condolences. I just found out Mike had passed. We were good friends in college, and as usual life got in the way and we lost contact after that. I am praying for you and your family .

Joel Martens

July 13, 2019

Our deepest sympathies to all of the Kleine family. May God strengthen each one of you during these trying times. Thoughts and prayers!

Minaxi Patel

July 12, 2019

You will always live in our hearts and prayers.

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Steve Kline

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July 6, 2019

I am very saddened to learn of Mike's death. Although I lost touch with Mike after high school (John Carroll, Birmingham, AL) we were close friends in grade school (St. Francis Xavier) when the Kleine family lived around the corner from us in Crestwood. This was seventh/eighth grade, circa '67--'68.

So, I have some happy memories of our adventures together as kids and this is a story I shared with my SFX classmates who remembered Mike:

For years, there was a small cave entrance on Highway 78 sort of opposite from that Baptist church---the one with the space age-y steeple (that steeple is still there as far as I know), not too far from Gulas's Supper Club.

One day Mike and I decided we needed to explore it--another Sunday after church adventure. So we set out with flashlights and walked down 78 to the cave which we explored.

Turned out not to be much of a cave---not too deep and no bats. Lots of mud, though which adhered to our jeans by the time we got back out. (The cave is now gone---obliterated and the landscape there changed years later by some construction, sad to say)

Anyway, we stumbled down the slope and one of us kicked up a pile of something shiny. We looked down and saw it was the remains of a paper bag that contained a hoard of quarters, dimes, and nickels---mostly covered in dirt and half buried. Obviously it had been there for some months.

We surmised that, given the large number of quarters, that it was the loot from someone breaking into cigarette machines because back then Cokes cost a dime and most Coke machines only took dimes and nickels--no quarters So the presence of the quarters had to mean this hoard was from a cigarette machine some crook knocked over and either he hid the loot there on the side of the highway or threw it out the window before the Cops puled him over. That's was our take on it, possibly justifying our desire to invoke the Finders' Keepers' legal precedent.

So, we scooped it all up, digging down in the dirt to make sure we didn't miss a single dime and took the whole dirt-encrusted mess to Pasquales at the Eastwood Mall where we took it to the bathroom and washed the dirt off the coins. I was a well-recognized regular by their nice lady cashier and she didn't bat an eye or question what we were doing back there (If you can remember our Pasquales, it was L-shaped and the bathroom was in the back, out of sight of the front ordering place, so we were out of sight of adult supervision). We then counted out our find on the back booth and it totaled up to over thirty something dollars!!

When we split it, we each had about $17. Wow!

And, Ronnie, I know you're not going to believe this, but I did not order $17 worth of Pasquales Hoggies with it. I swear! (I probably would today, though)

Instead we decided to walk across over to the Shoney's and order ourselves a congratulatory lunch there. We walked in with muddy jeans, and, I guess, pockets bulging and we ordered Big Boys with fries and Cokes. And their signature hot fudge cake desserts. Why they let in two muddy kids with nothing but loose change along with the after church crowd is something that probably wouldn't happen these days.

All that must have cost us maybe four or five dollars so we went home with the rest of our bounty.

I still wonder how that money got there. But Mike and I got to enjoy it.

RIP, Mike. I hope you had a happy life. With lots of Shoney's Big Boys and hot fudge cake.

Thomas J. Frieling
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