Robert LeRoy Corbett, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on June 4, 2018, surrounded by family, including his wife and all seven children. Robert was born on September 8, 1935 to George Corbett and Carlea Bylund in Las Vegas, where George was working on the Hoover Dam. He experienced tragedy at a young age when he lost both his father, at age 4, and his mother, at age 13, to tuberculosis—leaving him and his beloved older brother Boyd as orphans. They were raised by their grandmother Sophia Bylund, who already had 14 children, in the "big white house" behind SCERA Theater in Orem. His mother had married his stepfather, Cliff Blaness, who worked as a truck driver and they moved around the country to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oregon. The family lived in Vivian Park in Provo Canyon while Cliff worked on the Deer Creek Dam and the boys made many happy memories swimming, fishing, and leaving bottle caps to be smashed on the train tracks. It was the Great Depression and all young Bobby wanted for Christmas was an electric train, but only got a coat. He created a lifetime of happy memories for his children and made sure they always had a good Christmas. He inspired us to explore the world and to appreciate all that life has to offer. He loved ice cream and always reminded us, "Life is short, eat dessert first." He taught us the greatest lessons through his own example, by the way he lived his life. Nothing was more important to him than his family and he always tried to treat everyone the way Christ would have. He was calm, loyal, supportive, and tender. Many have mentioned that he is one of the kindest people they have ever met. Robert worked to put himself through school at BYU, graduating with a degree in zoology and served as a missionary in Southern California and Arizona. After college, he moved to the Bay Area of California where he worked as a space biologist for NASA at Ames Research Center in Mountain View. In preparation for the mission to the moon, he sent experiments into space, studying the effects of radiation and supercharged particles, challenges still faced today as we prepare missions to Mars. In California, Bob met the love of his life, Ronda Dexter. They were married in the Oakland Temple in 1966 and celebrated their 51st anniversary last year. They have been blessed with 7 children, 20 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. He led his children and grandchildren on adventures to Disneyland, Big Basin, Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Canyonlands, always stopping to pursue his passion of photography and point out the wonders of God's creations, with an amazing ability to spot and identify plants, animals, and birds. One of his favorite memories was taking a week-long photography class from Ansel Adams in Yosemite. He took photography and fishing expeditions to Alaska, where he once caught a 59 lb. salmon. Bob and Ronda traveled to Hawaii, Africa, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, England, Thailand, China, and most recently, Paris. He loved photography, skiing, hunting, fishing, raising orchids and pigeons, and was a pitcher for the NASA fast-pitch softball team. He was a loyal BYU fan and loved watching and going to the games with his family, especially his son-in-law Ken. Another highlight of his life was when he got to meet President Monson at the State Fair and talk to him about their shared hobby of raising pigeons and their shared childhood experience of growing up in Vivian Park. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had a strong testimony of the Savior. He served in many callings throughout the years. Bob and Ronda served a mission at Welfare Square in Salt Lake City. He is a great-great grandson of Hyrum and Mary Fielding Smith. He never doubted that he would be reunited with his mother, father, brother, and loved ones and that his family would be together forever. He was a prostate cancer survivor and was finally diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. New oral chemotherapy medication blessed him with nearly three extra years of life. He made the most of every day he was given, spending time with his wife, children, and grandchildren and checking items off his bucket list to the very end. Bob is survived by his wife Ronda and children, Amy (Ken) Crump, Sterling (Victoria) Corbett, Nancy Devenport, Ed (Noelle) Corbett, Christopher Corbett, Catherine (Jeremy) Beck, Kelly (Gabe) Reichert, 20 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and his 92 year old Uncle Sterling Bylund. Preceded in death by his father George Corbett; mother, Carlea Bylund Corbett, step father, Clifton Blaness, and brother Boyd Corbett. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday, June 11, 2018, at the Orem Park Stake Center, 195 West 300 South, Orem. A viewing will be held prior to services from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery, 610 South State Street, Provo.