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Robert Joseph “Bob” Cumming, age 74, died December 7, 2018, at his home in Cedar Crest, NM. He was born October 27, 1944, in Newark, NJ, the second son of John William and Marthe Guignon Cumming.
Bob was educated in Saranac Lake, NY and Dunedin, Fl. In 1969 he began his 30 year career with the US Department of State, serving entirely overseas as a Communications Officer in various diplomatic posts.
Bob was an exceptionally talented artist in many mediums but perhaps was best known for his custom, hand-made knives. In 1976, while serving in Ethiopia, Bob began working with renowned custom knife maker Jim Nolan. Since that time Bob worked diligently at his craft and became internationally recognized for his beautifully fabricated, handmade custom knives, see cummingknives.com.
Survivors are his sons, Kirk (Em), Vista, CA and Thomas Lillilund (Sarina), Luxembourg and three grandchildren; siblings Guignon John, Isle of Palms, SC and Marthe Cumming, Nashville, TN; niece Cathi Ciappa, Mt. Pleasant, SC, and nephew, Michel, Phoenix, AZ; great-nephews Christopher and Joshua Ciappa, Mt. Pleasant, SC and Travis Cumming, Prescott, AZ; and great-nieces Ashlyn and Constance Cumming, Prescott, AZ.
Internment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, FL. No services are planned.
Bob was educated in Saranac Lake, NY and Dunedin, Fl. In 1969 he began his 30 year career with the US Department of State, serving entirely overseas as a Communications Officer in various diplomatic posts.
Bob was an exceptionally talented artist in many mediums but perhaps was best known for his custom, hand-made knives. In 1976, while serving in Ethiopia, Bob began working with renowned custom knife maker Jim Nolan. Since that time Bob worked diligently at his craft and became internationally recognized for his beautifully fabricated, handmade custom knives, see cummingknives.com.
Survivors are his sons, Kirk (Em), Vista, CA and Thomas Lillilund (Sarina), Luxembourg and three grandchildren; siblings Guignon John, Isle of Palms, SC and Marthe Cumming, Nashville, TN; niece Cathi Ciappa, Mt. Pleasant, SC, and nephew, Michel, Phoenix, AZ; great-nephews Christopher and Joshua Ciappa, Mt. Pleasant, SC and Travis Cumming, Prescott, AZ; and great-nieces Ashlyn and Constance Cumming, Prescott, AZ.
Internment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, FL. No services are planned.
