Jubert George Malouf

Jubert George Malouf, (1921-2009) Jubert George Malouf, Jr. was born in Niagara Falls, NY in 1921 at about 4 in the morning. He was known during his early years as "Buddy" or "Budd" and later in life as Joubert. He was an Engineer, Scientist, War Veteran, Athletic Champion, Service and Repair Man, Electrician, Inventor, Film Technician, Songwriter, Short Story Writer, Novelist, Magician, Juggler, Musician and language Student. He had war time experiences in the Pacific Islands and adventures in France, Spain, Italy and North Africa. He had technically challenging years working as an Electronic Systems Engineer, Sr. Avionic Computer Systems Analysts, Sr. Research Scientist and Engineer Specialist on Guided Missiles, Nuclear Submarines, Stealth Fighters and Bombers, and Space Ships to the Moon, Mars and Venus. He was a Magic Castle Member, an avid Backgammon Competitor, Toastmaster and Weight Lifting Champion. Technology Junky. Life long learner & very self disciplined. Sentimental, He loved to share his knowledge. He lived life fully & imaginatively. Joubert had an interesting life filled with adventure and diversity. He died at 88 yrs old on Nov. 19th. Beloved husband and adored father - he will be missed dearly by his wife, Ruth A. Malouf and His Children: Cindy, Juanita, and Pamela. Robert & Chris Rehberg, Greg Luskin, Debra Dugger, and Lori Zide. As well as,11 grandkids & 2 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held 10:40 am on Tuesday, November 24 at Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery, 1900 Buchanan Blvd., Boulder City, NV. Contributions in Jubert's memory may be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars. LAST WORDS: (As written on the final page of Joubert's memoirs.) Years ago, when I was much younger, I thought that when I wrote my final words, I would have very important, philosophical things to impart to my children. Grand, final words of wisdom. But now that I have reached that final stage in my life, I find that I have no great words of wisdom to pass on to anyone. For one thing, there are too many, and who cares to listen to them anyway? We each must learn our own lessons from life and develop our own philosophy to live by. When you get old you'll find that you won't regret the things you did so much as the things you didn't do. But , as the following song says, no matter what we do ... "QUE SERA, SERA" ...Whatever will be, will be. To My Wife and Children I LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH THAT'S ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS -------------------- Joubert's last words in the hospital were: "What came first the chicken or the egg?" So we thought it appropriate to print this quote from his memoirs: Why does life exist? Why were we born? What is our purpose in life? Why is nature so insistent on keeping all the species procreating. Why are there mosquitoes, and spiders and snakes, and all those disagreeable creatures? Why were they created? For what purpose -- to bite and annoy us? What is the ultimate goal of all this life, if any? Also, which came first, the chicken or the egg? Joubert Malouf POEM: The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. Ohmar Khayyam