Robert Michael Jones, age 38 died on January 12, 2009 while working for KBR as a Labor Foreman at Camp Falcon in Iraq. Robert had worked for KBR since 2005.
He was a Senior Airman in the United States Air Force and served in Desert Storm.
He is survived by his loving mother, son, sister, nieces and nephew as well as other family and extended family members. He also had countless friend in both the US and Iraq.
The Army Criminal Investigations Command (CID) investigation is still “open and ongoing” and the “cause of death” is still “undetermined”.
On behalf of the family, if you have any information surrounding the circumstances of Robert’s death, please email me by clicking HERE or you can leave it as a comment. Also, if you have information for the CID, I can get you in touch.
Ms Sparky
We would like to talk to surviving family members of KBR employees who died in Iraq, Afghanistan or Kuwait, either of hostile action or of natural causes.
We are looking for information about the process that KBR uses to transport the deceased back to the States and then to their final destination.
Military handled the above, not KBR. I believe in contract upon hire, this is covered and on kbrjobs.com site.
I miss you Rob!
Keep asking questions. Things are not what are being told by KBR.
Ms Sparky’s Response:
We will not stop asking questions and demanding answers. Something is not right here. Everyone knows it. If you have information or and direct us in the right direction please send me an email.
I don’t believe KBR is hiding anything here. This was more handled by military Medics beginning to end, not KBR. KBR is convenient middle and fall guy, but ultimately military had control here of initial first aid or rescue attempt at reviving and all subsequent follow up. Stringent safety protocol was indeed in place for placing of ground rods and such, if that was in progress at the time.
Task Force Safe is who I’ve referred to pushing contractors and Robert….called in to fix the political electric hype primarily caused by poor illegal military electric fixes. I’m not a KBR advocate at all; however, honesty prevalls me to say that most of the electric deaths and injuries were military caused. KBR is a good fall guy and it’s working. We must remember when a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, there is an occurrence in another. The electric hype caused TF Safe from govt to “fix” it. Robert passed away trying to make them happy perhaps. We must be very careful of the winds we create.
BAUER, THANK YOU !! we need more people like you to speak up. My son was the light of my life. My pain will never end and I will never stop searching for answers as to what happened to my son.We all love you dearly Rob.
Ms Sparky’s Response
I’m very sorry for your loss. I will keep asking questions and demanding answers and hopefully someone will be brave enough to do the right thing and come forward. And I will contact you ASAP. Just remember you are not in this fight alone and I will help anyway I can.
Hi peggy in search of father bobby joe jones and half brother robert jones could it be possible that your son could be my half brother I WAS BORN IN SPRINGFIELD,MO.SO VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR SON AND LOST GOD BLESS EVERYONE.HEATHER
I love you and miss you like crazy. If anyone has info. Reguarding my brothers death please contact Ms. Sparky or myself @ (email removed to protect the victims) God bless everyone serving our country.
Ms Sparky’s Resonse:
We will keep pressing on.
I processed with Rob back in 2005 and worked with him during my short stay at D4 Falcon during 2008. He was one of the coolest guys I had ever had the pleasure of working with. I hope you find the answers you are looking for…
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thank you!
Thanks ! CommoGuy, I love hearing from people that knew my son. I would love to hear from more of Rob’s friends come on people leave your comments hear. Rob, was a good man lets not let this all be for nothing.
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thanks Peggy. We are still working on it. “Never Give Up…Never Give In!”
I just heard about the lawsuits today and immediately thought of Rob and his untimely death.
Is anyone looking into this, regarding Rob?
Ms Sparky’s Response:
We are trying. I am sending you and email.
I went to high school with Rob and he was one of my best friends. We lost contact after high school but every now and then I would run into him when he was back in Slidell visiting. He was truly an amazing person. It hurts my heart that I will not run into him anymore. My heart goes out to his family and I will keep all of you in my prayers. I’ll miss you Rob!
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thank you!
My name is Laura and I was married to Rob in the mid to late 90′s. Although I have not been in contact with Rob for many years, I ask anyone who has information about his death to please come forward. His family and friends need closure and cannot move forward in their lives without knowing exactly what happened to Rob. Consider if he were your brother, father or son and do the right thing… !
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thank you for your comment. I’m sorry for your loss. We will do whatever we can to find out what happened.
Thank you Laura. I will keep you informed on what we find out. I just want you to know that you were ALWAYS the love of his life. I know we will find the answers we need. I have faith in that.
Happy Birthday Son,
Gone but not forgotten. You will always be in my heart.
Love, Mom
happy birthday dad
love you and miss you everyday. i think about you all the time.
Nick
Happy Birthday Rob. You are in my thoughts everday. I miss you more than words can say. I will never, ever get used to you not being here. It’s still so hard everyday. We all miss you so much. But we remember all the precious moments & cherish every memory. Your spirit is with us & Nicholas reminds me everyday of you & your beautiful soul.
i ran into rob when i was working on a temporarty assignment at falcoln back in 2007. i am sorry and supprised to read about his death. he seemed like a good guy. i hope you find the answers you are looking for and get to the bottom of his death. my regards to the family members.
Ms Sparky’s Response:
I will make sure they get this. Thank you.
Thank you Rob….I needed that! :0)
To Robs Family,
I worked with Rob up to his death. I packed his room for the family, after he died, and was 1 of 4 people who carried his body and loaded him on the Blackhawk Helicopter.
He is highly missed here. He is a great guy and a really good friend.
I sent Susie an email yesterday. I hope she gets it. It has more details in.
I found this website yesterday, and never knew it was here. Wish I did, would have responded sooner. I am emailing some of Robs friends as well, that worked and still work here at Falcon. I am sure they will add to this site, as well as give you some more insite on the day of his death.
Peggy, please get with Susie in regards to my email. I sent it to the one above: susiej4040@yahoo.com
if she didnt get it, let me know please.
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thank you for coming forward to help this family.
Billeting Dept were only ones who could have packed the room or Human Resources. Normally, KBR would not have been involved in putting any body on a copter, but perhaps it was a courtesy by military to allow and ploy to involve the company too. Anyway, I knew Rob as well and he sure was a good soul. We should be careful though in speculating as only the soldiers who were with him know what actually happened. respectfully sent………………..
Peggy, I forgot my email address for you:
(Email remove)
Email me anytime ma’am
Ms Sparky’s Response:
I removed your email to protect you from spammers and KBR. I will forward your email to them. Thank you.
I was there with ROB and yes also one of the people that put him on the Blackhawk also.
I have already talked to ROB,S family.
R.I.P. LIMA 1 from former Bravo 1
normally KBR contractors would not be involved in putting anyone on a helicopter, so unless this is a soldier, I have some doubts. Respectfully sent…..
Worked with Rob for about 2 years. will miss you man!
I just got the news, thanks Steve. I knew Rob in England back in the early 90s. He was a good guy, funny, and a hard worker.
My condolences to his family. I hope you find closure.
Mark
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thank you. I will make sure the family see’s this.
I was stationed with Rob in England in the late 80′s early 90′s. He was a great guy and a great friend. I am truly saddened by this news. He will be missed by all that knew him. My condolences to his family also.
Steve
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thank you. I will make sure the family see’s this.
to Rob,my brother,my best friend you are truly missed.for your birthday we went to AJ’s bar and grill,your favorite b-day spot. we had our favorite drinks and toasted to your name.we will continue going to destin fla on may 20th just for you,as we had done for many years. being your friend has been a great privilege. help us get some closure by finding out how this happened. miss you Bro. Jeff sandrock
Closure must be addressed, I think, with the young soldiers who lived in the trailer adjacent to where Robert was working. Surely they are mentioned in the military Medic report, since I believe they were the only ones to witness and transported him to military Medic directly. I would push for their contact and also camp military commander at the time. regards and much care………………..
Rob, I am thinking of your mom, Susie and Nick this first holiday season without you. I hope they all find peace knowing you are in a better place.
I am glad to see something is being done to get to the bottom of this, there is no excuse why it should take so long to have a cause of death. Rob was a fine young man from what I knew of him and deserves a fair shake. I sincerley hope you can get some answers and a damn shame if you have to sue to get them. I am very sorry for the family’s loss and wish only the best for you all.
I believe the impetus shuld be to inquire from military….only witnesses. They were involved start to finish in attempts to save him and not KBR. KBR personnel do not know what happened. I truly believe this.
To OCW:
Your’re a class act my friend.
To: Rob’s family,
May you heal in the light of Gods love
To the KBR cowards who hide:
Caesar:”Cowards die many times before their deaths,The valiant never taste of death but once.”
I love ur Caesar quote, but take offense to the KBR slight. I truly believe the truth can only be obtained from military. They were with him at the time, not KBR. I belive he was working alone. KBR is convenient fall guy, but in this case, to truly not spin wheels and get truth, military must be made to speak up and soldiers found who were only witnesses.
Sent with respect…..
To Rob’s family,
I am very sorry to hear of your loss. I stumbled upon this just googling Camp Falcon. I worked with Rob back in 05 and 06. I have a couple pictures of a project we worked together on that he is in if you would like to see them. He will be missed. He is a hard worker and a pleasure to be around. God Bless.
Robert was a very nice man, that was obvious, and I didn’t know him well. He was under enormous stress and pressure to complete direct hired government Quality Control contractor team (govt contractors who directed KBR) (directly for DCMA) requirements and acting Project Facilities Coordinator at this time. So many variables fell into place at this time. Electric Foreman was on vacation and there was an Acting Electric Foreman. They were like dieties at the time …the govt QC team…and what they dictated was the law, even though oftentimes KBR subject matter experts, like Robert, knew better what to do. This was at height of the “electric hype” and rediculous political effort to perfect everything including putting grounding rods at every trailer and building, a monumental task. Robert was heading this up and also General Labor Foreman over all Labor Foremen. He was pushed by the government team to perform with unrealistic deadlines. So sad and rediculous…. He was so good and hard working that he continued when the prudent thing to do would have been to say “This is unsafe and I can’t or won’t do it.” He was a victim of the political electric hype .. most of which is untrue and stupid. So sad……….but typical of government projects. They rarely make sense and safety must be number one at all times. I do know that he resides in Heaven. He had a good soul. Only the soldiers who were with him know what heppened for sure. The rest is all speculation. A young soldier leaving the camp did say to me at Falcon that he was electrocuted. This was his take and what he had heard. Only the soldiers who were actually with him know for sure. They lived in the trailer where he was working. In fairness, I will say that KBR had stringent safety rules in place for such, however, military did not follow any. This is how it is. God Bless….
thank you for everyone who has said such nice things about my brother. he was the best. my mom and i really miss him..