Obituary for Robert Huey "Bobby" Gillian
Robert Huey “Bobby” Gillian, 48, of Atlanta passed away Wednesday July 15, 2020.
Mr. Gillian grew up in Cumming, GA but was a longtime resident of Atlanta. He was a 1989 graduate of Forsyth County High School where he was very active in the local Y-Club chapter. After high school he continued to work as a Development Associate for the State YMCA of Georgia. He was a graduate of Georgia State University where he earned at BA in Business Administration in 1998 and a Master’s Degree in 2004. Bobby was formerly employed by AT&T where he won the prestigious Pinnacle Award for generating the highest sales nationwide. He worked as a Process and Reporting Analyst for the Southern Company. Robert was a loving son, brother, uncle, friend and so much more. He adored his family and friends and will be missed by all.
Robert is survived by his mother, Patricia Gillian, Dawsonville; brother, Tommy and Kelly Gillian, Dawsonville; sister, Susan Holbrook, Athens; nieces and nephews, Brady Holbrook, Peyton and Brandon Gillian, Dawsonville; Matt and Heather Voyles, Dahlonega; aunts and uncles, Charlie and Nita Giddish, Jimmy and Donna Hildebrand, Suwanee, Judy Hildebrand, Loganville; and a host of other family members.
He will be greatly missed by his lifelong pal and roommate, Sierra, his Jack Russel Terrier.
Funeral services will be held Sunday July 19, 2020 at 3 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Brady Holbrook will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to palsatlanta.org.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.
Mr. Gillian grew up in Cumming, GA but was a longtime resident of Atlanta. He was a 1989 graduate of Forsyth County High School where he was very active in the local Y-Club chapter. After high school he continued to work as a Development Associate for the State YMCA of Georgia. He was a graduate of Georgia State University where he earned at BA in Business Administration in 1998 and a Master’s Degree in 2004. Bobby was formerly employed by AT&T where he won the prestigious Pinnacle Award for generating the highest sales nationwide. He worked as a Process and Reporting Analyst for the Southern Company. Robert was a loving son, brother, uncle, friend and so much more. He adored his family and friends and will be missed by all.
Robert is survived by his mother, Patricia Gillian, Dawsonville; brother, Tommy and Kelly Gillian, Dawsonville; sister, Susan Holbrook, Athens; nieces and nephews, Brady Holbrook, Peyton and Brandon Gillian, Dawsonville; Matt and Heather Voyles, Dahlonega; aunts and uncles, Charlie and Nita Giddish, Jimmy and Donna Hildebrand, Suwanee, Judy Hildebrand, Loganville; and a host of other family members.
He will be greatly missed by his lifelong pal and roommate, Sierra, his Jack Russel Terrier.
Funeral services will be held Sunday July 19, 2020 at 3 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Brady Holbrook will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to palsatlanta.org.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.