In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pet Friends, P.O. Box 1191 Hollister, CA 95024 A service will be held on May 14, 2016, at 6:30 P.M., at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, 640 North 5th Street, San Jose, CA.
 Robert Joseph Lyon was born in Mexico, MO on January 14, 1932, the only son of Robert Frank and Myrl Prather Lyon.Â
 He passed away April 24, 2016, in Hollister, CA from COPD and old age.Â
 He came to Hollister with his wife of 38 years, Susan, in 1994 after retiring from Lockheed Martin.Â
 He had many interests in his life: golf, photography, woodworking, cars/ racing, music, jewelry and stained glass, lots of books, Giants baseball and FreeCell.Â