from Robert Scheinblum family semperfibob@gmail.com
~ IN MEMORY ~
Military
veteran, WA/DL Capt. Robert Paul Scheinblum
October 11, 1939 ~ December 25, 2024
Captain Robert Paul Scheinblum, age 85. Bob
joined Western Airlines in January 1972, and retired in 1999, with Delta Air
Lines. He is survived by his three children, Stephen, Lori, and David,
ten grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Bob Scheinblum was born on October 11, 1939, to Fredrick and
Lee Scheinblum in New York City. He grew up with his brother, Richie
Scheinblum, in the East Bronx, playing baseball and basketball. Bob attended
Pace College in New York and was inducted into the Pace Athletic Hall of Fame
in 2012, for basketball, having been named the captain of the team and Pace
Athlete of the Year in 1960.
After college, Bob was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in
the USMC, and immediately started law school at the University of
Arizona. After graduating with honors, Bob served as the Chief Defense
Counsel for 1stMARDIV at Camp Pendelton, CA. In September 1965, just days
from deploying to Vietnam, Bob’s request for a different career was approved,
and he instead made his way to Naval flight training in Pensacola, receiving
his Wings of Gold in 1967. Bob went on to fly 297 combat missions in
Vietnam in his A-4 Skyhawk between 1967 and 1968 for VMA-233.
After Vietnam, Bob returned to California, accepting an
appointment as a federal prosecuting attorney while flying A-4’s in the Marine
reserves. In 1972, Bob resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office to fly
for Western Airlines. In 1981, Western was acquired by Delta Airlines and
Bob moved his family to Park City, Utah. Though the USMC did not have a
flying unit in Utah, the Army did and LtCol Scheinblum transferred to the Utah
National Guard to fly AH-1 Cobras as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Scheinblum in what
would culminate as a 35-year career in the U.S. military.
In 1993, Bob and his wife, Sherrill, made their final move to
Lake Cherokee near Longview, Texas. In 1999, Bob retired from Delta,
having served on the B727, B757, B767, DC10, and L1011, as well as a Line Check
Airman on the B737. Bob continued flying C-421s for Mercy Medflight, a
charitable air ambulance service, as well as Gulfstreams and Citations for a
private corporation, until hanging up his leather jacket for good in 2014,
having amassed almost 23,000 hours of flight time. Bob was honored with
The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2017.
He passed from this life on December 25, 2024. He will
be missed immensely.
A celebration of his life will be held at Lake View Funeral
Home Chapel in Longview, Texas, on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 10am.
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Like you said, Dad, "Live Simply, Love Generously, Care Deeply, Speak Kindly, Leave the Rest to GOD." We love you!
ReplyDeleteBob and I flew many times together in the A4 and crossed paths many times in various ways. He was and will ALWAYS remain a cherished friend. SEMPER FI BROTHER!!!
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DeleteI transitioned Bob in helicopters (UH1H Huey) when he joined the Utah National Guard. He was an outstanding aviator and person. Bob and I later flew AH-1F (Cobra’s) together with the Guard at MAATS-1 at Yuma, but this time Bob was instructing me in Air-to-Tactics against Marine Conrad and various other fixed wing and helicopters. He was definitely a cut above the rest of us. Fair winds Bob.
ReplyDeleteCW5 Duane Schmutz (Ret)
Bobby, Richie and I spent a lot of time together as kids in the Bronx. We lost touch as we got older but reconnected years later in NYC and Florida.
ReplyDeleteI’m sorry I didn’t get to see him these past few years. my condolences to his family.
May his memory be a blessing!
Caryl Scheinblum Shulman
This is so sad to see this great man passing! He did some legal work for me, many years ago. We never flew together. Too close in seniority. Bob hired in January of 72, I in May. This is a big loose for me. Way too early! Tim Tuthill
ReplyDeleteWhat a great person and some one I will always remember. God bless.
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