De Villiers, Robert J., beloved husband of 72 years to Borghild “Dee” De Villiers (nee Dybing). Loving father of Patricia (David) Cundiff, Susan (the late Don) Mallaghan, Sandra (Tom) Weiss, Terry (Julie) De Villiers, Deborah (Harold) Iida, and the late Nancy (Bob) Hamburg. Dear grandfather of 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Bob served with the Pacific Marine Air Wing on Midway Island and later on the Aircraft Carrier Tripoli. He obtained the rank of Sergeant Major. He was a charter member of the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum located at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego; past Commandant of the Marine Corps League in Cincinnati, Ohio and a docent of MCRD Museum, San Diego. He retired in 1981 from the Department of Defense Contract Administration in Cincinnati, Ohio, moved to San Diego, California, then returned to Cincinnati in 2005 to be with friends and family. Bob passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at the age of 93. Services will be private at a later date.