ROBERT W. RIVETT, 87,

of Shelbyville, Ky. and formerly of Green Valley, died Tuesday March 19, 2008, at his residence.

He was retired vice-president of Alpha Theraputics in Los Angeles, Calif. and a former chemist for Abbott Laboratories for 30 years. He was a member of the National Hemophilia Foundation and was also a member of Doane College, and the Universities of Wisconsin and Nebraska Alumni Associations. Along with his wife Janey, he was an avid motorhome enthusiast.

He is survived by his wife Janey Rivett; daughters Suzanne (Gary) Peterson of Barefoot Bay, Fla. and Teresa (Jim) Holloway of Vacaville, Calif.; and sister Marion Louise Myers of Mt. Home, Ark.

Also surviving are grandchildren Beth Johnson of Shelbyville, Erich Pike of Waukegan, Ill., Trayse Johnsen of Antioch, Calif., Patrick Kobylanski of Beach Park, Ill., and Kelly Kobylanski of Bakersfield, Calif.; as well as eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

A memorial service will be held March 21, 2008, in Louisville, Ky. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Louisville, P.O. Box 36370, Louisville, KY 40233-9901. Online condolences to www.pearsonfuneralhome.com