Chester Gilbert Gobert Obituary (1942 - 2021)

Chester Gilbert Gobert was born on July 4th, 1942, to the late Roosevelt and Cecilia Gobert in Elizabeth, Louisiana. He was one of eight children and the "free-spirited" child of the bunch. On September 20, 2021, Chester gained his wings. Chester received an education at Washington High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana before moving to Texas in his early 20's. He worked at Petroleum Helicopters as a helicopter mechanic, working multiple other jobs before retiring from the City of Galveston after 15 years of service. Chester was well known for his work ethic, his family morals, and his love for antique model cars. Chester was influential one way or another to everyone he came in contact with. He will be remembered for being an amazing husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He is preceded in death by his mother and father Roosevelt and Cecelia Gobert; siblings, Joseph and Jimmy Gobert and Evalina Milburn; Mother -in-Law and Father -In-Law Bertha and Samuel Gaines Left to cherish his memories are his wife Linda Gobert; children, Chasidy Young (John), Amanda Blalock, Delores Staten (Kevin), Dennis Young (Kimberly), Detra Jones, Malcolm James (Andrea); son-in-law, Christopher Rondeau Sr; siblings, Lula Maw Guillory, Theresa Reid, and Ruth Gobert; sisters-in-law, Irma Laws (Terry), Loubertha Dune, Lena Mae Lewis, Josephine Mouton (Al), Christine August; brother-in-law, Jimmy Gaines (Linda), and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends. There will be a public visitation held on Saturday, October 2, 2021at 2pm with a service to begin at 3pm. Services will be held at Bay Area Funeral Directors located at 5410 FM 1765 (facing hwy 3) Texas City, Texas 77591.