Robert “Bobby” Harold Raux Jr. passed away peacefully on October 10, 2022 at the age of 70 in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Born to parents Robert Harold Raux Sr. and Shirley Ann (Warner) Raux on August 25, 1952, he attended Sowers Elementary, Jardine Junior High School, and was a class of 1970 graduate from Wichita South High. He went on to attend Butler County Community College and Wichita State University to pursue a degree in Psychology. He quickly found a forty-year career at Cessna Aviation Company where he met the love of his life, Cindy Lou (Geisdorf). He started in the warehouse, climbing his way up to Parts Distribution Manager, finally retiring in 2012. Known for his kindness and twisted sense of humor, he was admired and loved by many in the industry.
Bobby loved his family deeply and cherished good music and harmonizing vocals. He loved to laugh and to make others laugh; a good joke was currency. A lover of all things sports, he rarely missed a Royals baseball game or Chiefs football game and was often found cursing with his dad on the phone about the Shockers. He was also an admirer and supporter of the arts.
He supported his family throughout the years, always taking time to listen and give fatherly advice. He encouraged his children to make the lives they wanted and dreamed of for themselves and never missed a special event.
Bob is preceded in death by his beloved mother and brother Willard Raux.
Survived by his wife of 42 years, Cindy Lou Raux; children Erin Kristin Raux-Jones (Dane Jones) and Erik Andrew Raux (Makayla (Hernandez) Raux); grandchildren Maverick Rudy Fuller Raux, Drew Althea Raux Jones, and Kallen Ray Louis Raux; father Robert Harold Raux Sr.; stepmother Mary Raux; sister Marye Christine Raux; aunt Vera Seimens; nephews Jay Kutilek and Myeles Raux; cousins Mike Seimens, Stephanie Seimens, Karen Munoz-Miller, Pam Munoz, Francis Munoz, Charles Trissal, Phyllis Thompson, Debra Brown, Robert Brown, Becky Wright, and David Kraft.
Service will be held 3:00, Friday, November 4, 2022, at Baker Funeral Home in Valley Center, KS. A Celebration of Life will follow at The River’s Edge Venue, 1600 W. 61st St. N. Wichita, KS 67204.