- Date Of Birth: June 30, 1919
- Date Of Death: February 27, 2007
- State: Indiana
Robert J. Pinky Pinkowski, 87, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2007, in the Healthwin Specialized Care Facility. Robert was born on June 30, 1919 in South Bend, to Frank and Grace (Short) Pinkowski. He was employed as the operations manager for the South Bend Water Works for eight years; as a production control supervisor in the Aircraft Division of the Bendix Corporation for six years; was self employed as a regional coordinator with AFLAC; and was an Aerobatic Pilot during the 1940s. On August 7, 1943, in Santa Ana, CA, he married Rita J. Janowski, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Mary Grace Zakowski of South Bend, IN; two sons, Charles (Cynthia) Pinkowski of South Bend, IN and Stephen (Deborah) Pinkowski of Lawton, MI; eleven grandchildren, Bob and Amy Zakowski, Cari Anne, Jennifer, Charlie, Michael, Joey, and Mallory Pinkowski, Stephen and Stephanie Pinkowski, and Celeste Oppold; and by twelve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death in 1944 by a baby boy, Robert James Pinkowski, and his parents, Frank and Grace Pinkowski.
