Robert George Pecoraro, age 78 years, of Slidell, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Marylyn Trentadue Pecoraro for the past 58 years; father of Steven M. Pecoraro, Kristy P. Pike and the late Robert G. Pecoraro Jr. and Kenneth M. Pecoraro; son of the late Samuel Pecoraro Sr., and Leonie Miller Pecoraro; brother of Frances Pecoraro, the late Samuel Pecoraro Jr., Margie Brinker, and Geraldine Diamond; grandfather of Whitney Pike, Kasey Pike, Dominik Pecoraro and Annika Pecoraro and great-grandfather of Sophia Lynn Reagin.

Robert retired from Bell South as a systems technician after serving 31 years. He served two terms as a member of the St. Tammany Parish Police Jury and served as Secretary of the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission. He also worked as a Supervisor of Tolls for the Causeway. He was very active in the 1960s, coaching little league baseball and a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. His father was president of the Bayou Liberty Civic Club and Bob followed in his footsteps a few years later. He actively participated in the pirogue races for a number of years. Bob will be missed by his many friends, who nicknamed him the “Governor.” He had many memories fishing Lake Pontchartrain and the surrounding areas. He was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Slidell for more than 50 years.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services at 2 p.m. today at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. W. (in Forest Lawn Cemetery), Slidell. Visitation is from noon until funeral time. Donations to The American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org are preferred in lieu of flowers.

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Please visit www.honakerforestlawn.com to sign guestbook. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home Inc., Slidell.