Robert Marcott Obituary

Robert Marcott attended Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, CA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Robert Marcott.

Graduation Year	Class of 1967
Date of Passing	Feb 16, 2019
About	Bob is survived by his loving wife, Gayle True Marcott, his son Michael A. Marcott (Kaylee) of Granbury, TX, daughter Michelle Medina (Johnnie) of San Diego, CA, his brother Mike Marcott (Linda) of Port Charlotte, FL, sister Cindy Macaluso (Jim) of Redmond, WA, adoring grandchildren, Nick, Brody, Cooper, Kylie, Aidan, Ethan, Rennlee, and many nieces and nephews. Bob always said that the reason to have children is to have grandchildren. Brigadier General Robert "Bob" Wayne Marcott was born in Wichita, KS on July 24,7949. He was the son of the late Melvin Francis Marcott and Bernice Dolores Nelson Marcott. Bob grew up in the rural town of Burns, KS until 1956 when his family moved west to San Mateo, CA. His high school years were consumed with his passion for baseball with Bob receiving the league's Most Valuable Player Award in 1967 as a pitcher, the same year he graduated from Hillsdale High School. He briefly considered a career in baseball and spent the summer travelling with a local baseball barnstorming team, but his true calling was to become a pilot He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Operations from San Jose State University in1972 where he was a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force on June7, 1972. Between 1972 to October 1998 Bob had many promotions in his Air Force carrer. ln October 1998, Bob was appointed Vice Wing Commander of the 433'd Airlift Wing, Kelly AFB, TX where he flew the C-5 "Galaxy". ln December 2000, he was selected as the Mobilization Assistant to the J4, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hl. He was promoted to Brigadier General on October 1,8,2002. Throughout his years of service, General Marcott displayed unwavering devotion to duty, inspirational leadership, initiative and professionalism. Throughout the course of his military career, General Marcott was employed as a commercial pilot in the private sector. He began his career with National Airlines in 1977 until its merger with Pan American World Airways in 1980 and flew for Pan Am until its demise ln l991. ln 1990 as a B-747 pilot, he was selected to fly as a member of the White House Press Charter crew for Pan Am. He retired from United Air Lines as a San Francisco based Airbus 320 Captain in July 2014 after twenty-one years of service. He was a true Renaissance man with a passion for life like no other and would try most anything at least once including flying a helicopter, (a difficult task for a fixed wing pilot!), scuba diving (he was night dive certified), golfing, sailing on San Francisco Bay, Western Saddle (he once owned a horse) and English Saddle horseback riding (he fell off the horse and that was the end of that!), acting as an "extra" in TV shows (be sure to see him in the upcoming season of the TV series "13 Reasons Why"), and he continued to play baseball in the Roy Hobbs League until his body said "Enough." Bob travelled the world vacationing in Japan, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Viet Nam, Thailand and Cuba, and had travelled to every continent, including Antarctica. He had planned an around the world trip including stops in Dubai, Oman, and Singapore. His love, however, was always the Hawaiian Islands, Maui, where Bob and his love, Gayle, enjoyed many happy times. Bob was a great friend and he will be dearly missed. Kent Gregg