Robert Henry Fortune, Jr.

1924 - 1994


Young Bob with his little sister Dell.
Robert Henry Fortune, who took his name from his father, was born on the 26th of March in 1924. Most people called him Bob. In 1932 he lost his father to tuberculosis. He met the love of his life, Phyllis Hofmann, in middle school.
Bob served in the Marines in the South Pacific during WWII. After the war, on 20 April 1946, he finally married Phyllis. Together they had two sons, Jay and Brett, and made their home in Bel Air, MD. Bob worked as a Sales Rep for I-Chem.
Bob with his brother-in-law Neal.

Bob, his son Brett, and Phyllis in 1984.
After their children were grown, Bob and Phyllis moved to Atlanta, GA to live closer to their sons and their families. Bob died in 1994 after a stroke.

Parents:

Mattie Louise Revis 1904 - 1983
Robert Henry Fortune 1897 - 1932

Offspring:

Robert Jay Fortune 1956 - ?
James Brett Fortune 1960 - ?

References:

1. Bradley James Wogsland
2. Mary Dell Wogsland

Last modified on 5 July 2004 by Bradley James Wogsland.