Final Salute

Robert Joseph Gaboury aka Gabby 80 years old, of Verdun Quebec, Canada passed away on December 22, 2020. Was born to Adrien Gaboury and Antoinette Annie Gaboury, February 8, 1940 in Montreal, QC Canada. He graduated from St Willibrord’s High School in 1958 and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1960, he retired in 1980. During his 20-years of service, he spent 4 years aboard 2 ships and then transferred over to the US Seabees. After Bob retired from the Navy, he lived in Oxnard and Camarillo. In 1997, he married Linda Thayer and lived happily ever after.

He was preceded in death by Adrien Gaboury (father); Antoinette Gaboury (mother) and survived by Ron Gaboury (bother).

Bob aka Gabby which his military friends aboard the USS Mills nicked named him and it stuck with him forever. Gabby was a construction electrician and Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy Seabees. He worked as a lineman, power production specialist, electrical station operator, and was a respected Naval Electrical Construction Instructor at the NCTC Disaster Preparedness school.

He “wintered over “and spent 13 months at McMurdo, Antarctica operating the Penguin Power and Light station, and deployed numerous times to North Atlantic on the USS Mills, Okinawa, and Viet Nam. He is the recipient of several Naval commendations and medals, including Navy Unit Combat Operations Insignia; RVNAF Unit Citation; National Service Defense Service Medal; Antarctica Service Medal w/Disc; Marine Combat Insignia; and an Expert Rifleman.

He retired from the Navy in 1980. After retiring, he went to work in the electrical department at ST. John’s Hospital in Oxnard. In 1981 he purchased Temp’s Kennel and operated that business until 1997 when he retired and became an online eCommerce marketer. In his retirement, he also became a devoted member of the Camarillo Kiwanis Club.

The family requests donations be made to the Wounded Warriors Project.

https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/

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Published in Ventura County Star from Jan. 5 to Jan. 8, 2021.