Robert ‘Bob’ Dinwiddle
Dec. 19, 1942 Feb. 27, 2021
Loving husband, father and friend, Robert ‘Bob’ Gerald Dinwiddie unexpectedly passed away of natural causes on Feb. 27, 2021, at his home in Vacaville, California. Bob was born on Dec. 19, 1942, in Long Beach, California, to his parents, Robert Roy and Medora Opal Dinwiddie.
Bob attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School where he played the center position on their winning football team and graduated in the Class of 1961.
After high school, he attended UCLA and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration in 1966. While at UCLA he was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity where he made lifelong friends.
ALBANY â Federal service to the United States Marine Corps, whether in a civilian capacity or in uniform, is an extraordinary privilege that few have the honor of experiencing. Itâs an honor Trent Blalock reflected on during his retirement ceremony after 31 years of service.
Blalock, who served for more than three decades, retired as deputy commander, Marine Corps Maintenance Command, at Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions limiting gatherings to 10 or fewer people, the retirement ceremony was a virtual event that included Blalockâs family, Col. Wilfred Rivera, commander MDMC, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commanding general MCLB-Albany.