LeRoy Robles
LeRoy aka Snuffy passed away early Saturday morning of February 8th, 2025, after a fast and courageous battle with cancer.
He was born here in Santa Barbara, on September 9, 1937. He always said 8th generation! Very proud of this.
His parents were Dorothy and Frank Robles and he was the eldest of six siblings.
He attended local schools, Franklin Elementary until the family moved to Ocean Terrace which is now Isla Vista in 1948 when it was very rural.
He attended Goleta Union School, Santa Barbara Junior High, and Santa Barbara High School. “Once a Don always a Don!”
In 1955 he joined the Navy, served for four years and three and a half years in Hawaii.
When he returned home, he worked many jobs and in 1961 he met his future wife Yvonne Aceves who he was married to for 63 years and they had three children, Jeanine, Lance, and Leroy Jr.
He worked Battistini Bros. , O’Shaughnessy Construction, Bloise Construction, and Granite Construction after joining Operating Engineers Local #12.
LeRoy loved motorcycles, Harley’s, of course and riding them with many trips throughout the USA. Going to Sturgis, S.D. annual event every August for 35 years, LA to DC for Veterans across America for 11 times and many other trips.
He loved walking the neighborhood, Shoreline Park, and his Senior Exercise Class at City College. He loved his church, Our Lady of Sorrows.
Preceding him was his mother and father, sisters Barbara Robles, Camille Perez, brother David Robles and daughter, Debra Boone.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, and children Jeanine and her husband Jay Wright and their children, Conner Robles-Emery,
Amanda and her husband Cesar Nungaray, and their children, Eliana, Lilah and Ezequiel. Parker Wright and Marlene, Jayson Wright, and his wife Megan.
Lance and his daughter Montana and Leroy and his daughter Josslyn. Grandsons Jesse Boone and his wife Julia and children Rhylin and Adilyn and Michael Boone of South Carolina. And many nieces and nephews and cousins.
He loved them all so much. He will be so missed by us all.
Services will be Rosary February 24, 7 pm at Welch Ryce Haider Funeral Home, Mass February 25, 10am at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Calvary Cemetery following Mass and reception. Motorcycles are welcome!
In lieu of flowers, please donate to any Veteran Organization of your choice.
