Robert L. Abercrombie_x000D_
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Robert L. Abercrombie passed away March 24, 2012, of natural causes. He was 89 years old. _x000D_
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Robert was born the third of three children on June 30, 1922, in Long Beach, California, to William J. and Mary (Palmer) Abercrombie. He and Shirley Hagman were married and later divorced. They had two children, Rodrick L. and Gail Abercrombie. His second marriage was to Florence R. Baker with whom he spent 53 years of work, travel, golf and devotion. They lived in Anaheim and in North San Diego County, California._x000D_
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Robert began a long career with Union Oil Company of California as a research technician in San Pedro, California. He retired after thirty-eight years with the company as building services manager of the Union 76 Research Center in Brea, California. _x000D_
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After the death of his wife Florence in 2009, Robert moved to Helena to be near his daughter, Gail. He lived at Touchmark (Waterford) on Saddle Drive. He enjoyed and appreciated the activities and the care they provided._x000D_
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Robert was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Florence, his sister Agnes M. Rice, his brother W. Wayne Abercrombie, his son Rodrick L. Abercrombie, and his stepson R. Larry Baker._x000D_
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He is survived by his daughter Gail A. Abercrombie and her husband Mark Dreiling of Helena, his granddaughter Carrie L. Abercrombie-Evans and her children Johnathan Ranft and Ashley Miles of Winterville, North Carolina, his grandson Ryan C. Abercrombie of Tucson, Arizona, his niece Karen L. Abercrombie of Long Beach, California, and his nephew David A. Abercrombie of Phoenix, Arizona.
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