TSGT Robert James Weaver, Jr., USAF retired, of Castroville passed away July 26, 2024 at the age of 81. He was born June 29, 1943 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Robert James Weaver, Sr. and Dorothy Gibbons Weaver.

Robert graduated from Bishop Guilfoyle High School in 1962 and joined the United States Air Force in September of that same year. He married the love of his life, Loretta Catherine Culp, on April 15, 1963 at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Altoona, Pennsylvania. While serving in the Air Force, Robert was a basic training instructor and also trained military police dogs. He retired from the USAF in 1983 and began his second career as a postal carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring from that position in 2003.

Survivors include his wife of sixty-one years, Loretta Weaver of Castroville; daughter, Lynn Jones (James) of Castroville; sons, Christopher Weaver of Hammonton, New Jersey, Michael Weaver (Amy) of Chesapeake, Virginia, and Sean Weaver (Masako) of Reston, Virginia; grandchildren, Megan, Elizabeth, Chance, Kelsi, Brennan, Julian, and Katherine; five great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Gish; and brothers, Wilbur Weaver (Mary) and Jerry Weaver (Donna).

Robert was preceded in death by his parents.

The Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in La Coste. Committal Service with full military honors will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Memorials may be made in Robert's memory to the Animal Defense League of Texas, 11300 Nacogdoches Road, San Antonio, Texas 78217 or to the charity of your choice.

Arrangements by Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home. Visit www.tondre-guinn.com