In Memory

Robert M Kenyon - Class Of 1947

Robert M Kenyon

Robert 'Bob' McPherson Kenyon was born on March 21, 1929 in Los Angeles. He passed away on June 12, 2020 at the age of 91 in Denver, Colorado, shortly after undergoing hip surgery. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Edgar and Ann Kenyon, and his son, David. He is survived by his wife Nancy, son Craig, daughters Kim Kenyon and Kristine (Daniel) Davies, daughter-in-law Rose, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Raised in San Marino, he had a keen interest in the outdoors, particularly rocks, rock formations and the geology of the earth. He graduated from South Pasadena High in 1947, followed by a degree in Geology from Colorado College in 1951. The day after graduation, he enlisted in the Marines, serving as a Marine Corps Officer in the Korean War from 1951 - 1953. He continued his military service in the Reserves from 1953 - 1960, completing his service as Captain. He began his career as a petroleum geologist with Union Oil Company in Denver in 1954, marrying his wife Nancy in 1955. Bob and Nancy raised four children, moving often with their young family from Wyoming to California to Alaska to Colorado. Bob and family settled in Littleton in 1966 where he worked for DEPCO for the next two decades and retired from the oil business in 1991. 

Bob loved spending time with his family and friends, being in the great outdoors of Colorado, and traveling to Santa Fe with his wife, becoming a fine art enthusiast. We will miss his generous spirit, his love for life, his strength, humility, humor, and his big, gentle soul.

Denver Post, June 21, 2020