Bob Oberg died Aug. 6, 2003, at Sierra Vista Hospital in San
Luis Obispo after a strong battle for life following a heart
attack.
Bob Oberg died Aug. 6, 2003, at Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo after a strong battle for life following a heart attack.
The son of Harold and Mary Jane Oberg, he was born Harold Daly Oberg in Salinas on Aug. 24, 1948, and graduated from Palma High School, Hartnell Junior College and CalPoly, San Luis Obispo.
When young he worked on the Oberg Ranch in Madrone and enjoyed his mother’s family Atkinson Estate on Uvas Creek where their family settled in 1850.
He chose to make San Luis Obispo his home and early in a sales career his photo was often featured in Stereo Warehouse Sound advertisements in Playboy and other magazines gaining him the nick name “Brillo Bob” and earning him a worldwide reputation in the stereo sales industry. A private pilot, member of the Eagles lodge and the San Luis Blues Society. He has lived for many years in Morro Bay.
Bob loved to play guitar and sing and his passion for music led him to promoting the Blues and as past president and long time program director for the San Luis Obispo Blues Society he was known to many Blues players who vied for scheduling in the SLO Blues events. Bob also originated the Santa Margarita Blues Festival, the Arroyo Grande events, and the benefit Blues concerts at the Paso Robles Hot Springs resort.
Each year he participated in the Strawberry Festival in Yosemite as a member of Camp Crud, The Live Oak Music Festival and the Santa Cruz Blues Festival. Bob also sponsored an annual event known as “the Hoot ‘n’ Anny” on the family estate on the Uvas Creek, where friends could spend several days camping, playing, singing and enjoying the beautiful creek, redwoods and country side.
He is survived by his sister Kristine Hernandez; nieces Anne Nuñez, Vickie and Amelia Hernandez; nephew Christopher Hernandez; grand nieces Nicole and Natalie Nuñez and Justine Osuña; aunt and uncle John and Elena Moreno in Morgan Hill; and cousins Glen and Kim Moreno and Candice Cunha.
A musical memorial is planned for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at the Morro Bay Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles where Bob was a long time member.
Hoot ‘n’ Anny 44 in summer 2004 will be Bob’s memorial at the Atkinson Estate where he loved to hunt, hike, fish relax and play music.
