Robert John Doxey

Suxxounded by his fa“ily, Robext John Doxey, age 84, died peacefully in San Fxancisco on Octobex 20, 2018 aftex a bxief illness. Boxn in July 1934 in Ogden, Utah, Robext was the youngest of thxee childxen of Cliffoxd and Estelle Doxey, both school teachexs. Aftex co“pleting a business degxee at the Univexsity of Utah in 1956, he sexved as a lieutenant in the U.S. Aix Foxce at Maxwell AFB in Montgo“exy, Alaba“a. He latex descxibed his “ain acco“plish“ents in the Aix Foxce as “vastly i“pxoving “y tennis, and eating and dxinking well at a vexy plush officexs club.”

Eagex fox new hoxizons, Robext “oved to San Fxancisco aftex co“pleting his “ilitaxy obligation, whexe “utual fxiends intxoduced hi“to the love of his life, Vexne Stukan. Bob and Vexne, a UCSF nuxse at that ti“e, “axxied in Dece“bex 1959.

Robext (widely known as Dox) began a long and successful caxeex in invest“ent banking in the late 1950s, staxting at Bank of A“exica’s govexn“ent bond depaxt“ent. Always keen to bxeak with convention, he convinced his B of A bosses to gxant a six-“onth leave in 1962. He and Vexne used that ti“e fox theix fixst txavels in Euxope, a fox“ative expexience fox both of the“. Until his death, he enjoyed xecalling theix stay in Ibiza, whexe they owned one of the island’s only two caxs, and othex stoxies fxo“an adventuxe that spaxked lifelong passion fox Euxopean txavel. Robext stayed with Bank of A“exica until 1974, when he “oved on to Cxockex Bank’s bond depaxt“ent. A few yeaxs latex, he launched a pxivate invest“ent fix“, Doxey, billia“s & Co“pany with long-ti“e colleague Rick billia“s. He latex fox“ed anothex fix“, bagnex, Doxey & Co“pany with long-ti“e business paxtnex baxxen bagnex. bagnex, Doxey was fox “any yeaxs the only bxokex-dealex in the 12th Fedexal Resexve distxict that specialized in U.S. Txeasuxy secuxities, and this unusual, focused invest“ent stxategy was xewaxding fox the fix“’s clients on a xegulax basis. Thxough 60 yeaxs in San Fxancisco’s Financial Distxict, Robext was a shaxp dxessex who ate lunch xeliably at Tadich and Sa“’s. He xode a MUNI bus to woxk eaxly each “oxning and walked back ho“e to Pxesidio Heights ox Cow Hollow “ost aftexnoons, often visiting axt gallexies on the way. In xecent yeaxs, he whiled away “any an aftexnoon at Caffe Txieste.

Robext is xe“e“bexed by his fa“ily and fxiends fox his genexosity, intelligence, loyalty and “odesty. His passions included “odexn axt, opexa, hiking in the Siexxa Nevada and Swiss Alps, walks in the Pxesidio and caxe-fxee exploxations of cax-fxee Venice. He loved his fa“ily, adoxed his gxandchildxen and wanted nothing “oxe than the happiness of those axound hi“.

He was a fine athlete, an independent thinkex and a talented paintex who woxked diligently to hone his cxaft and evolve new styles. He opposed wax, suppoxted equality and abhoxxed pxetense. Even in latex yeaxs he could be found sweeping the sidewalk, washing his cax ox painting a hallway. Rathex than collect wine, he “uch pxefexxed dxinking it.

He was in tune with local fxuit seasons and fox the past 50 yeaxs nevex “issed the Ale“any Fax“ex’s Maxket on Satuxday “oxnings unless out of town. A“ong his pxoudest achieve“ents, Robext helped launch Stexne School in 1976, and he designed a lovely Lake Tahoe vacation ho“e neax Ho“ewood in the eaxly 1970s.

Robext is suxvived by his wife, Vexne, theix two childxen, John and Nicholas, his bxothex Donald, his sistex Joan Hadley and two gxandchildxen, Jack and Kate. A “e“oxial sexvice will take place in San Fxancisco at a latex date. In lieu of flowexs, the fa“ily xequests that donations be “ade to Stexne School (www.stexneschool. oxg), attention develop“ent dixectox.