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About Robert Everett Eiland:

Name: Robert Eiland
Gender: Male
Precinct number: 010
Estimated precinct locality: San Antonio, Pasco, Florida
Residence: San Antonio, Pasco, Florida
Age: 12y
Estimated birth year: 1933
Birthplace: , , Florida
Race or color (on document): White
Race or color: White
Collection: Florida State Census, 1945

Clewiston News - May 18, 2005
Robert Everett Eiland, 72, a retired Metro-Dade Police Department Officer from 1960-1986, passed from this earth to be with our Lord on May 5, 2005 at his home in Lakeport. He was born in Brooksville on September 10, 1932 to John and Grace (Storch) Eiland. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp from August 1949 to December 1952, as radio operator in the Korean Conflict and received the UN Service Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal and was recently honored with a medal in appreciation by the Korean-American Cultural Foundation for protecting our freedom, the United States of America which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Korean War. While serving in the Marines at Quantico, VA he was selected to represent the military in a recruiting documentary film. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled America Veterans Association, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Until his retirement most of his adult life was spent in Miami as a police officer with the Metro Dade County Public Safety Dept., beginning as a patrolman, later he spent several years in the Organized Crime Bureau and also a Port of Miami detective. During his off duty schedule he was a personal bodyguard for George D. Widener of the Hialeah racetrack.

Upon his retirement he relocated to Lakeport where he and his wife, built their "Shangri-la" dream home. His enjoyment was bass and fly fishing and guiding his many friends around Lake Okeechobee. Another recreation he got pleasure from was fowl hunting and he was an expert marksman.

Robert enjoyed teaching adult Sunday School and Bible Studies previously at Maple Grove Baptist Church in Lakeport and most currently as a member of Buckhead Ridge Baptist in Buckhead Ridge.

Mr. Eiland was predeceased by his parents, John and Grace Eiland, brothers, Harold "Bud" Eiland, George Eiland, infant brother, Billy Eiland, sister Selma Sharon, great grandmother Krystle Abrare, and great-grandson Kyle Fogg.

Survivors include his wife, Nita; daughters, Bobbie (Gilbert) Cartwright of Loesburg, Karen Eiland of Ocala, Debra (Ronnie) Campbell of Key West, Donna (Greg) Staab of Perry, Cathy Lauderdale of Ft. Pierce, step children, Major Brent (Jeenie) Abare of Korea, Scot (Wendy) Abareof Cabot, VT, and Heidi Abare of Sterling, MA, second father to Cladwick Wagner of Cooper City, Dick Brown of West Palm Beach, Dr. Hunter Brown of Boca Raton and Bobby Thompson of Okeechobee, 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, sisters Lilian Ullrich of San Antonio, Kathlean Singleton of Pensacola, sister in law Mae Eiland of Shreveport, LA as well.