Mr. Robert "Bob" Eugene Mosley's Obituary
Robert Eugene Mosley (Bob) of Gainesville, passed away March 14, 2018. He was a native Floridian, born 1933 in Lake Worth. He was 1951 class president at Lake Worth High School before attending the University of Florida where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. After graduating from the University of Florida with a BA in Political Science, he was a Lieutenant in the Navy until 1959. Bob returned to Florida in 1964 where he lived in Miami and Longwood before coming back to Gainesville in 1986. He was in Sales throughout his career, most notably spending 26 years at Coastline Distributing selling wholesale heating and air conditioning supplies. After retirement he stayed active in many ways including reading for the visually impaired, serving on the Altrusa House Board of Directors, and volunteering in many roles at The Village community in Gainesville.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Charles of Lake Worth and Lora of Gainesville, first wife Patricia Lathrop, second wife Alma Hennessey, and his sister Loralei Kramer of Houston, Texas. He is survived by his brother Dennis Mosley (and wife Lennis) of Kissimmee, daughter Melanie Godwin (and husband Paul) and grandson Chase Shumsky of Sierra Vista, Arizona, son Brian Mosley (and wife Christina) of Durham, North Carolina, his large and loving Hennessey family and his many friends.
Bob was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville where a memorial service will be held Saturday March 24, 2018 at 10:00 am.
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