Robert C. "Cap'n Bob" Lewis, Jr.

Robert C. Lewis, Jr. “Cap’n Bob”, age 80, of Gulfport, MS and Morgan City, LA, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024.

Bob was born on January 2, 1944 in Scranton, PA to Robert C. Lewis, Sr. and Elizabeth D. Lewis. He graduated from Gulfport High School. Bob worked in the shipbuilding industry for 55 years. He was an avid reader. Bob wrote children’s stories, authored the Shipfitter Handbook, and authored a cookbook. He also enjoyed woodworking and had a love of music, especially classical.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Barbara Wester.

Survivors include his wife, Jackie Lewis; children, Robert “Corey” Lewis and Laura “Katey” Shaw; grandchildren, Tyler Shaw and Samantha Shaw of Nashua, NH; Devlin Lewis, Mackenzie Lewis, and Reilly Lewis of AZ; and Hunter Lewis, Dylan Lewis, and Summer Lewis of West Roxbury, MA; siblings, Sally and Dick Bartlett; his first wife, Sheralyn Lewis; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring of 2025. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is honored to serve the Lewis family.

The family requests memorials be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516.