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Robert Francis Bogan Bud, age 86, passed away early Tuesday, August 27, 2012, in San Antonio. Born December 15, 1925, in Newark, New Jersey to James Francis Bogan and Kathleen Shannon Bogan, Bud served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He earned a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Michigan State University in 1951 where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. He and Joyce Quinn Bogan, whom he met at Michigan State, married in her hometown of Lapeer, Michigan in June, 1951. After starting at the bottom as a "gandy dancer" on the railroads, Bud had a long career as a manufacturing executive. Beginning in 1951 at Pullman Standard in Chicago, he progressed from sales representative to manager of industrial marketing to assistant to the president before transferring to Trailmobile, Pullman's truck trailer manufacturing division. At Trailmobile he held positions as VP of purchasing, VP of engineering, and VP of operations between 1965 and 1969. After leaving Trailmobile, Bud was president of Smith & Loveless in Kansas, president of American Trailers in Oklahoma, and general manager of Dorsey Trailers in Wisconsin before retiring to San Antonio in 1987. Bud, an avid golfer with two lifetime holes-in-one, was a member of Biltmore and Bob-O-Link country clubs in Illinois, Indian Hills CC in Kansas City, Quail Creek CC in Oklahoma City, Janesville CC in Wisconsin, and Fair Oaks CC in San Antonio. He enjoyed solving crossword puzzles, watching sports especially golf, and following politics in his spare time. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, his daughter, Mrs. Aletha Bogan Evert, Houston; son, Mr. Patrick Shannon Bogan, Las Vegas, Nevada; sister Ms. Marilyn Bogan of Arlington, Virginia; and grandsons: LTJG Jason Andrew Evert USN of Mystic, Connecticut; Ens. Travis Michael Evert USN of Charleston, South Carolina; and Mr. Sean Michael Bogan, of El Paso, Texas. He was predeceased by his parents and his sisters Mrs. Kathleen Bogan Rathje Anderson and Ms. Alice Bogan. SERVICES A memorial service will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge, San Antonio, 78230. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

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Robert Francis Bogan

December 15, 1925 - August 27, 2012