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Jennilea wanted Bobby’s memory to make a true, real impact on this world even after he was gone. Within 24 hours of his passing she asked to create this Memorial Scholarship fund to allow others to enjoy flight just like Bobby did.
Robert A. “Bobby” Durbin
December 14, 1992 — September 15, 2022
Robert Andrew “Bobby” Durbin, age 29, of Mercer, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at his home.
Bobby was born in Pittburgh on December 14, 1992 to Robert R. Durbin and Mary Ann (Shuster) Durbin. He married the love of his life, Jennifer L. Curtis on December 19, 2020. Jennilea will hold his unconditional love forever in her heart.
Bobby’s love of learning and dedication to his faith began from an early age when he entered the Cub Scouts, and grew through his early years until he achieved the honor of Eagle Scout.
Bobby was a graduate of Penn State Behrend where he obtained a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Technology. He was a hardworking and intelligent Engineer for MEPPI, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.- the perfect profession for his curious, creative mind.
Bobby was an inspration to everyone in his life. He was fun-loving and adventerous, and pursued his hobbies with a passion: snowboarding, wakeboarding and paramotoring (his “butt fan” as he called it). He was an avid F1 fan and enjoyed friendly competitions of all sorts with both his wife Jennilea and his loving sister and confidant, Kayla.
Bobby was a talented artist, enjoyed his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution aka “Evo”, always had a tinkering mind, and a knack for figuring out how things worked. In particular, Bobby had a fascination with space exploration and loved sharing his passion and knowledge for all of his interests and hobbies with anyone who was willing to listen.
Survivors left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Jennifer L. Durbin of Mercer; parents, Robert R. Durbin and Mary Ann (Shuster) Durbin of Pittsburgh; two sisters, Kayla (Cory) Taylor and Erica (Aaron Reinard) Durbin all of Pittsburgh; sister-in-law, Leah (Duncan) Park of Erie; parents-in-law, Lee and Laurie Curtis of Columbus, PA; cherished niece, Sedona Rhodes; paternal grandparents, Wayne and Shirley Durbin; grand-mother-in-law, Chubby Curtis; and lots of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Andrew and Catherine Shuster; by his uncle, John Shuster, and grandparents-in-law, Cal and Natalie Dush, and Harold Curtis.
Per the family’s wishes there will be Celebration of Life Service at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Aviator Foundation (a 501(c)3 non-profit) in Lake Wales, FL, designated to the Bobby Durbin Scholarship Fund, a scholarship for those who want to learn how to fly paramotors.
Bobby’s family wants him to be remembered for his adventurous spirit, bright mind, and compassionate heart. If there is a piece of Bobby that you can keep with you, the family asks that you live like Bobby and never lose your sense of wonder. As Bobby would always say: “Blue skies and sunsets, my friend.”
“Bobby was one of the greatest, most incredible, and kindest men that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He seemed to always be joyful, and wonderous. I never saw him have so much as a flicker of anger, bitterness, or even real annoyance. He was clever, possessing wit and brilliance. He was funny, and knew how to build upon a joke in conversation. He was adventurous; If you knew him, even passingly, you’d probably knew of one of his many hobbies that could each tell you about a person individually. He flew high through his Paramotoring; He snowboarded, flew drones, rode a one-wheel, built and tinkered with so many little projects on his own. He is one of, if not the only person I know who I can not think of a single criticism for. He was simply and truly a miraculous human being.
Bobby joined our family (officially) in 2020, when he married my cousin, Jennilea Durbin. I may not be/have been as close with them as with some of my other cousins, but you didn’t need to be in order to see that the love they shared was the kind you see in the movies and dream about when you’re a kid. Even in married couples. you don’t see Love as powerful as their’s all that often. It was, or rather is, strong and unconditional in both directions. I can only imagine how horrible this must be for Jennilea. Losing a loved one (let alone the love of your life) at any time is painful and difficult to go through, and this just so incredibly unexpected. This is a horrible loss for many of us, but to think of what she must be feeling makes it even worse.
Bobby was only 29, and was already one of the most versatile, most well lived people I’ve ever encountered. Generally, whenever someone dies, it is considered to be a tragic loss, but I truly believe that the loss of Bobby is an especially terrible development for this world. I can only hope to meet more people of Bobby’s caliber in the future, but they’re rare. To be half the man that he was would be admirable.
Bobby, you will be missed everyday for many decades to come; For as long as there are people who knew you.
Rest in Peace, Bobby.”
-Jason Curtis
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