Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/610602
C A S Q U A R T E R L Y F A L L 2 0 1 5 57 Esteemed Academy Award-winning re-recording mixer Robert Alan "Bob" Minkler passed away of respiratory failure on October 11, 2015, at home in Waldport, Oregon, with his wife Patty at his side. Bob won his Oscar in 1978 for Best Sound on the iconic film Star Wars. In a Hollywood career that spanned 20 years, he worked on such films as The Black Stallion, Easy Rider, Bull Durham, Mask, Urban Cowboy, Rocky II, Hair, and TRON, for which he was Oscar nominated along with his brother Lee Minkler and his nephew, three-time Oscar winner, Michael Minkler. Born August 31, 1937, in Glendale, California, to audio pioneer Lee Darrell Minkler and Lorraine Jones Minkler, Bob spent many years in music as a musician and vocalist, even touring with Nat King Cole. He found his way back to Hollywood and began his film career working alongside his brothers Donald Minkler and Lee. Bob moved to Hawaii to raise his three sons Marcus, Daniel, and Christian—all of whom have gone on to have successful careers in commercial boating enterprises and as restaurateurs. He is also survived by his grandchildren Michael, Mia, Jacob, Matthew, Kyle, and Brooke. Private services will be held in Hawaii. "The sound community is saddened by this loss. Bob was a terrific mixer and part of an extended family of sound professionals." –CAS President Mark Ulano He will be missed by all who knew him. Bob Minkler Bob Minkler (left) receives an Oscar for Star Wars in this archival photo.