Robert Earl Firestone
Obituary & Life History
Robert E. Firestone, 75, of Jacksonville, IL, died
Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing & Rehab. He was born Dec. 21, 1945, in Akron, OH, the son of
Robert D. and Martha Kennedy Firestone. Rob was a graduate of Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis, Parkway High School in Ballwin, MO, and Gallaudet University, in Washington, DC. He spent his career working with the deaf in many states within the country. He was a consummate teacher, proving over and over that being deaf was
not a handicap....it was just the way you were. He loved his work,
especially with kids, but also enjoyed his time teaching sign language
to parents who wanted the communication skills for working with the
deaf. He leaves behind a sister, Martha Miner and her
husband, David of Huntersville, NC, and many nieces, nephews, and
great-nieces and a great-nephew. He also leaves a very close family of
cousins who shared many reunions over the years, of which Rob was an
integral part. He always felt and enjoyed the closeness of his family. He will be interred in Mount Peace Cemetery in Akron,
Ohio, alongside his parents, Robert and Martha Firestone. .
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