Kinkaid, Robert

Robert "Fuzzy" Kinkaid 72, passed away on May 31, 2010. Born 
January 28, 1938 in San Jose and raised in Santa Clara, Robert 
attended Santa Clara High School (Class of 1956). As a teenager, 
he danced at the Wutzit Club Youth Center in Santa Clara. After 
graduation from Ponce Beauty College he was a hair stylist, an 
instructor and a Platform Artist. He served his loyal clientele from 
up and down the Peninsula and the East Bay for fifty years. 
Robert was an avid motorcycle enthusiast and was a life member 
of the Harley Owner's Group (HOG) and the Sierra Road Riders 
Association (SRRA). In addition to racing, and participating in 
many rides, he rode the USA Four Corners Tour and made a solo 
ride from the Bay Area to Alaska. His other hobbies and interests 
were cars, gardening, and he enjoyed an ardent love of the 
outdoors. Robert loved Swing Dancing, which he shared with his 
wife Michelle. He closely assisted with her Swing Dance business 
and co-created the "Magic" Swing Dance events. He was a 
successful dance competitor, placing third in the Masters' Division 
of the US Open Swing Dance Championships in 1993 and winning 
the Rebels Hubby/Wife Couples competition in 1991. Robert was 
a master storyteller and jokester; the stories of elaborate 
practical jokes he and his friends engineered and played on each 
other were legendary. He could make anyone feel comfortable. 
Robert and Michelle recently celebrated their twentieth wedding 
anniversary among their dance friends in the dance club where 
they first met. He is survived by his loving wife Michelle, 
daughters Wendy, Alysia and Sarah, sons Robert and Keith, his 
beloved dog Rascal, and a large, loving extended family and 
friends. Robert Kinkaid was loved by many people and will be 
missed by all those whose lives he touched. Memorial service to 
be announced later. 

Published in San Francisco Chronicle on June 6, 2010