Robert "Bob" Lewis Emery, a longtime corporate pilot and another member of the Emery family of aviation industry pioneers and leaders, has died at the age of 76. Born in Abilene, Texas, in 1939, Emery was one of four sons of Lewis and Lourene Emery. He grew up around his father’s company, Executive Aircraft Services, which became a division of Cooper Airmotive (now Aviall).

Emery became a corporate pilot, flying for Gulf Oil in Houston for 20 years and retiring as chief pilot. He later started his own consultancy, Emery Aviation Services, which adopted the same logo used by his father’s company. With deep industry contacts, Emery successfully ran the consultancy for years in Friendswood, Texas, without advertising.

He was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother William Ralph Emery, who co-founded K-C Aviation with his brother Richard Emery and later founded Aviation Concepts. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marion Emery; son Mark Emery; daughter Leslie Emery Perryman; and brothers Richard and Joe Emery.