Bobbie Jo Wallace

Bobbie Jo Wallace, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully in Belmont on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, surrounded by her loving family, after a 17-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born Aug. 12, 1932 in Fort Worth, Texas to Joel and Bobbie Rodgers; as a child Bobbie Jo was a local celebrity, performing dance shows for large audiences and local radio stations. In the mid-30s she traveled to Hollywood for a screen test and was cast in a few short movies. After moving to Chicago, Ill. in the late ’30s Bobbie continued to model and dance. She attended St. Mary’s High School and graduated in 1949. Upon graduation she became a stewardess for United Airlines. While working for United out of San Francisco she met her husband, Lawrence L. Wallace. They married in 1953 and settled into a home in San Mateo. In addition to be being a homemaker, Bobbie worked for the U.S. Postal Service, the Bank of California, Zales Jewelers and finally retired from Shane Company in 1997.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years. Bobbie is survived by her three children, Cynthia Wallace Mitchell, Lawrence J. Wallace and Roberta Wallace; her son-in-law, Jim Mitchell; and granddaughters Katie and Kellyn Mitchell. The family is appreciative of the longstanding care and treatment provided by Carlmont Gardens Skilled Nursing Facility of Belmont and Pathways Hospice. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made in Bobbie’s memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

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