Cloudy with periods of rain. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low 48F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch..
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Cloudy with periods of rain. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low 48F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
Robert Louis (Bob) Pipinich passed on February 1, 2026 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia after a long, lingering illness. Bob was born June 04, 1942 in Portland, OR to Robert F. and Betty Pipinich. He was raised in San Francisco and San Bruno, CA attending Mission Dolores and St. Robert’s grade schools, graduating from Capuchino High school in 1960.
Bob served 2 years in the Navy aboard the USS Boyd (DD-544) and worked for United Airlines in San Francisco and Honolulu. While in Honolulu, he worked as a deck hand in Kewalo Harbor. Bob eventually obtained his captain’s license and captained the Cutty Sark, his party boat out of Honolulu and Kona. He appeared frequently on the “Let’s Go Fishing” TV show in Hawaii as a knowledgeable guest, traveling and fishing around the world. Bob fell in love with SE Asia, moving to Chalong Bay, Thailand in 1994. He ran the Phuket fishing lodge there for years before moving to Sihanoukville, Cambodia where he owned and ran “Club Sandwich” and The Aqua Family Resort. Bob married in 2005. He and wife Kmao welcomed daughter Sara in 2007.
Bob was predeceased by his parents and his sister Boni Atwood. Bob is survived by his wife Kmao, daughter Sara Pipinich of Bend, OR, siblings Jerry Pipinich of San Bruno and sister Sandy Carey of Grants Pass, OR, as well as many cousins, nephews, nieces, childhood and longtime friends.
Services will be private. Bob’s ashes will be scattered in Cambodia, Honolulu, Montana and buried in the family plot at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo County, CA.
Should you wish to honor Bob, please consider Samaritan’s Purse or any charitable organization that serves US veterans and warriors.
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