Mr. Robert L Kirk Jr.

July 8, 1959 - January 29, 2021

ROBERT L. KIRK JR., 61, PASSED AWAY FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021 IN HIS HOME IN KINGMAN, ARIZONA. BORN IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, HE MOVED TO THE WEST COAST IN 2003, WHERE HE LIVED IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA FOR OVER 15 YEARS. IN MAY 2020, HE RETIRED AND RELOCATED TO KINGMAN. ROBERT PROUDLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FROM 1978 TO 1982. AFTER HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE HE STARTED HIS CAREER AT GUARDIAN PARACHUTE AS A QUALITY MANAGER. IN 1983, HE JOINED IRVIN INDUSTRIES, INC. (NOW KNOWN AS AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA) IN THE SAME CAPACITY. AFTER 34 YEARS, HE LEFT AIRBORNE SYSTEMS AND JOINED MARVIN ENGINEERING, AS THE FULL-TIME FACILITY SECURITY OFFICER. OVER HIS 37 YEAR CAREER IN AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE HE HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS, THE LAST BEING FACILITY SECURITY OFFICER. PRIOR TO HIS RETIREMENT, ROBERT WAS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE INLAND EMPIRE HOG CHAPTER. HE LOVED HIS GRANDCHILDREN DEARLY AND ENJOYED LISTENING TO MUSIC AND GRILLING. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS FORMER WIFE, SUZANNE KIRK OF RIVERSIDE, CA; HIS CHILDREN, JENNIFER KIRK OF RIVERSIDE, CA; BRADLEY KIRK AND HIS WIFE BREANNA KIRK OF CORONA, CA; HIS GRANDCHILDREN, JONATHAN MCCANN, BLAKE MCCANN, JACOB KIRK, AND BENJAMIN KIRK; HIS SISTER, CYNTHIA KIRK OF GOLDSBORO, MD; AND NUMEROUS COUSINS, NEPHEWS AND NIECES. ROBERT WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, ALVERTA AND ROBERT KIRK SR.; HIS SISTERS, KATHERINE FAIRBANK AND DEBORAH BUTLER; AND HIS DAUGHTER, DEBORAH KIRK. ARRANGEMENTS ARE WITH ARLINGTON MORTUARY AND A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT THE HIDDEN VALLEY GOLF CLUB. ROBERT WILL BE LAID TO REST IN RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY ASKS DONATIONS TO BE MADE IN ROBERT'S NAME TO THE RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, HEART CARE INSTITUTE.