Robert Lee Bloise

Robert Lee Bloise, a longtime resident of Carmichael, California passed
away on Wednesday January 4, 2023 after a long battle with colon cancer. Robert
was born in Fairfield, California on July 3, 1950 to Robert and Olga. Robert
graduated from La Sierra High School in 1968 where he was known for his Tarzan
call and impersonations of celebrities. Robert graduated from California State
University, Sacramento in 1972 with a degree in History. He was a caddy at Del
Paso Country Club during college then started a career working for UC Davis
Medical Center for 38 years until he retired in 2010.
Robert was a fervent believer in Jesus Christ, and a passionate evangelist.
He was known for passing out little red bibles and gospel tracts everywhere he
went (to include public bathrooms). From 1982 to 2018, Robert led a church
group at the UC Davis Annual Picnic where they would share the good news of
Jesus Christ to the students and visitors in Davis, California. Robert hosted a radio
program “Freedom and Prayer Time” on local radio station KFIA 710AM from
1985 to 1987 where he shared church history/ current events and prayed with
callers. During his retirement years he shipped bibles and tracts all across the
country in support of churches evangelistic outreach programs. In 2019, he was
one of the editors for a Christian tract: “How did we get the Bible?”
Robert is survived by his wife of 35 years, Valerie, daughter Melissa,
grandson, Elijah, and brother, Nick, all of Carmichael, California. Graveside service
will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 2pm at the Vacaville-Elmira
Cemetery, 522 Elmira Road, Vacaville, CA 95687. A Celebration of Life will be held
at the Rock of Roseville, 725 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678 on Saturday
March 4, 2023 at 2pm.
Robert will be deeply missed, however, he would want everyone to know
he loved Jesus Christ, and he hoped everyone would come to know Jesus Christ as
their Lord and Savior. (2 Peter 3:9)