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Services for Robert Lynn Braly of Fresno, fondly known as Cowboy Bob, will be held March 14, 2024- 11am at Northpointe Church (Milburn Campus) in Fresno, CA. Bob passed away at age 91 after a long illness. Bob was born in Ducor, Calif., on Dec 10, 1932 to parents Rodney and Kaye Braly. He grew up with three brothers, Terry, Harold and Jim. Bob was a lifelong cowboy, raised in a farming family that grew corn, wheat, barley and cotton. As an adult, he worked for Guthrie's Feedlot in Porterville and then served as vice president of the cattle division of Newhall Land and Farming for 25 years until his retirement in 1994. The cattle business took him all over the western states buying and selling cattle. He loved his work and all the friendships he made in the industry. In his off hours, he was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying horseback riding, roping, hunting, fishing and trap shooting. He also played golf and loved traveling with his wife Janice. He was a member of the Rancheros Visitadores -- Los Charros Camp, Castaic Lions Club, Castaic Saddle Club, a 4-H Club leader, chairman of the livestock committee at the Antelope Valley Fair and served on the advisory committee for the Los Angeles County jail system. He was also a member of Northpointe Church. Bob served two years in the Army's 20th Division, stationed at Fort Ord. He and his company witnessed the detonation of nuclear devices while serving on Eniwetok Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Bob recounted one of the most exciting seasons of his life, however, was when he met his future bride, Janice in the summer of 1956 in Terra Bella, CA. They married in 1957 and raised three children, John, Lisa and Jill. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Janice Braly of Fresno and three children and their spouses, John (Debbie) of Monte Vista, Colo.; Lisa Reding (Steve) of Fresno and Jill Braly of Ventura. He is also survived by four grandsons and their spouses, Layne (Katie) Braly; Shawn (Jade) Braly; Robert Reding; and Brian Marlow. Also surviving are 3 great grandchildren, brother Jim (Anita) Braly; sister-in-law Linda Nelson and nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Terry and Harold and granddaughter Shayna Marlow. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hinds Hospice of Fresno. www.hindshospice.org/donate/.

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Robert Lynn Braly

December 10, 1932 - February 23, 2024