Robert Kingsbury
Oct 19, 1925 - June 25, 2025
R.I.P.
Loving, Amazing, Wonderful Man
Here are some images of his creations
Kingsbury with then wife Linda and their daughter Megan (circa late 1960's)
Robert Kingsbury with Anne Lebowitz and Ben Fong-Torres
(courtesy of Ben and Diane Fong-Torres)
This life size lion and horse are stored in his basement, they are amazing to behold.
One of Kingsbury's life's goal was to make it to 100 years of age. He daily walked Potereo Hill, played baseball with a developmentally disabled baseball team, and taped danced to keep in shape while also doing his daily N.Y.Times crossword puzzles to keep his mind sharpe. He was determined. Here Kingsbury, his friend Linc, Larry and I are celebrating his 100th birthday with his favorite chocolate cake and wine.
He was so pleased to hear Megan's voice saying
" Happy Birthday Dad. "
I was very very lucky to have Kingsbury in my life from the age of one. He was my favorite "Uncle" all of my life. When the pandemic started to lift, I called his daughter Megan to see if it was okay to come by, she let me know that Kingsbury had developed dementia and most likely would not recognize me. It was one of my greatest delights to walk through the door and have him say "Molly Hagopian !, I haven't seen you in a long time!!' He did say this over and over :-) as he explained and showed Larry and I many things of importance to him. I am so honored that he had not forgotten me and obviously looked upon me with joy.
How lucky am I.
To see a full interview with Kingsbury about his life please go to the March 19th 2014 interview under Molly's Turn
