Robert S. Flint, 98, died peacefully at St. Vincent Kokomo Hospital on Sept. 9, 2023.
He was born in Detroit on Aug. 21, 1925 to Cecil and Georgia Flint. His family moved back to Greencastle when he was three years old, and he was raised there.
He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After returning home, he met the love of his life, Helen Tzouanakis, to whom he was married until her death 44 years later.
Bob was a licensed watchmaker and operated a jewelry store in Greencastle. After a few years, he moved his family to Kokomo to work at Delco Radio (electronics) as a technician in the crystal growing lab and later as a journeyman tool and die maker until his retirement in 1991.
From 1946 to 2000, he also worked at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the safety patrol for the Indy 500 activities each May.
Bob joined the Masons at 21 years of age. He became more active in his later years, holding many official positions and receiving multiple honors. In addition, Bob was a member of the board of directors and served as the treasurer for the Horologic Association of Indiana.
Bob also greatly enjoyed driving his minivan around the country to visit friends and family, often traveling nearly 6,000 miles in a single trip.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, James; his wife, Helen; his youngest son, Regan; and his oldest granddaughter, Nicole.
He is survived by his brother, William (Mary); two sons, Robert II (Mitzi) and Rodney (Dawn); five grandchildren, Molly, Fabia, Ethan, Phoenix and Issabella; and eigh great-grandchildren, Brayden, Rori, Zayne, Harleigh, Niko, Grayson, Lyra and Reign.
Visitation will be held in Kokomo at Ellers Mortuary on Friday, Sept. 15 from 3-7 p.m. There will be a York Rite service at 7 p.m. Visitation will be held in Greencastle at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home on Monday, Sept. 18 from 3-7 p.m. There will be a Masonic service at 7 p.m.
Funeral service will be held at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. with a procession to the cemetery to follow.
Please, rather than flowers, make a donation to your preferred charity in Bob’s memory.
