Robert G. Foster Jr.; Retired Electrical Engineer

Ventura resident Robert Geib Foster Jr. died Wednesday at Ventura County Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was 66.

Foster was born Feb. 15, 1932, in New Haven, Conn. He was raised in Detroit and graduated from high school in Lawrence, Kan.

He spent a year at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces before joining the Navy and serving in the Korean War.

After his military service, Foster lived in Albuquerque, where he attended the University of New Mexico and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 1961.

He moved with his family to California in 1961 and lived in several cities before settling in Ventura in 1983. Foster founded R. F. Resources Inc., which specialized in the installation of cable-television and security systems. He retired in 1986.

Foster enjoyed cooking--his children called him a connoisseur of the culinary arts--and building model trains. He was married twice.

Foster is survived by three sons, Calvin Craig Foster of Wildomar in Orange County, and Richard Darrel Foster and Robert G. Foster III, both of Costa Mesa; three daughters, Karen Ann Austin of Payson, Ariz.; Patricia Jean Saucedo of Wildomar, and Katherine Diane Bruce of Costa Mesa; a sister, Lorris Foster, who lives near Houston, and 12 grandchildren.

There will be a graveside service at 3:30 p.m. today at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura. Ted Mayr Funeral Home in Ventura is handling the arrangements.