Celebration of life planned for late Robert Forbuss
A celebration of life will be held Friday at The Smith Center for Performing Arts for Robert Forbuss, a prominent Las Vegas businessman and educator who died Aug. 12.
Jerry Cade, a close friend of Forbuss, will welcome guests at 6 p.m. Scheduled speakers include former Sen. Richard Bryan, U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, Sen. Harry Reid, political consultant Sig Rogich and Forbuss Elementary School principal Shawn Paquette.
A graduate of Bishop Gorman High School and Long Beach State University, Forbuss taught at Bishop Gorman from 1972 to 1979 and served on the Clark County School Board from 1979 to 1986.
During summer breaks, he worked as an emergency medical technician for Mercy Medical Services and eventually became an owner of the company. In 1994, he sold the company to Laidlaw Medical Transportation, which later acquired American Medical Response.
Forbuss served on numerous community boards, including the Clark County Public Education Foundation, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. He was most recently president of Strategic Alliances, a consulting company working in government relations, business development, strategic planning and issues management.
Forbuss died after a battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, at age 64.
Contact reporter Hubble Smith at hsmith@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0491.
