Robert Gerald Pillen

Robert Gerald Pillen, 74, of Efland, NC passed away Tuesday, August 23,2022.

Robert was born in Genesee County, Michigan on September 2, 1947 to the late Glen Francis Pillen and Joyce Lucille Eubach. He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a long-time employee of the Board of Water and Light in Lansing, Michigan, and Salt River Project in Phoenix, Arizona.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Doris Pillen; two daughters, Katrina Lynn Pillen Steinsultz and Rebecca Dalelynn Pillen Bricker; two grandchildren, Adam Singleterry and Kaitlynn Hill; two great-grands, Jessie Hill and Raven Hill; a brother, Donald Pillen; two nephews, Scott and Mike; one niece, Tiffany, numerous racing buddies and his “brother from another mother”, Dick LaPratt. He was preceded in death by his parents and several loving aunts and uncles