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Robert S. Reis, CEO of Allied Van Lines
Robert Stanley Reis, a longtime resident of Atherton and Menlo Park before moving to the Hyatt Classic Residence, died Oct. 22 in Palo Alto. He was 91.
Mr. Reis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a youth, he played in national amateur golf tournaments, as well as national intercollegiate tournaments, serving as captain of the University of Cincinnati golf team.
He earned a bachelor’s degree and a MBA from Stanford University. During World War II, he earned an advanced degree in meteorology from New York University and served as a staff weather officer in the Army Air Force. He married Kato Mendelssohn in the Stanford University chapel in 1946.
In 1946, he and fellow Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus, Robert Bush, purchased City Transfer and Storage Co. in San Francisco. After Mr. Bush moved on to other business pursuits, Mr. Reis began a partnership with Richie Smith, which lasted many years, say family members. City Transfer, a member of Allied Van Lines network, pioneered off-site storage of office records in the Bay Area. In the 1970s, Mr. Reis became chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Allied Van Lines.
In 1980, he and his sons, Tom and John, and, later, Ron, refocused the company from transportation to records management and storage, changing the name to DataSafe.
During his career, Mr. Reis was president of the National Furniture Warehousemen’s Association (1962), president of the San Francisco Better Business Bureau (1972), and on the boards of many civic organizations, including the Guardsmen, Rotary Club of San Francisco, the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, the Lassen Park Foundation and the Sequoia Foundation.
He was a member of the Family Club of San Francisco, the Bohemian Club, for which he served as chairman of the Grove Committee, the Menlo Circus Club, and the Menlo Country Club.
He was an expert bridge player, attaining the rank of Life Master, and an avid domino player, winning many championships, say family members. He also enjoyed spending time with his family at “Echo Springs,” the family retreat in Northern California.
He is survived by his wife, Kato of Palo Alto; sons, Ron, Tom, Brian and John; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A private family memorial was held. Donations in his name may be made to a favorite charity.
Barbara K. Teige, local volunteer
A memorial celebration of the life of Barbara Teige of Menlo Park will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, in Menlo Park. Ms. Teige, the mother of six children, died Nov. 4 with her family at her side. She was 89.
Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Ms. Teige graduated with a degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin. After marrying her college sweetheart, Peter Teige, she lived in Madison while he was serving in World War II. After the war they moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Mr. Teige attended Harvard Law School. The family later moved to the Bay Area, where she spent most of her adult life.
Ms. Teige was a volunteer in several organizations, including the Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary to Stanford Children’s Hospital, the Stanford Hospital Auxiliary, and the Altar Guild at St. Bede’s Church in Menlo Park.
She had a special flair for gardening, say family members. Her gardens were always large and well-tended. Her love of plants and flowers led to her interest in flower arranging. Together, with her late husband, they had a passion for the arts, nature and an interest in world affairs and politics, say family members.
She is survived by her children, Susan Teige of Denver, Colorado, Peter Teige of El Granada, Ellen Gardner of Redwood City, Mary Heney of San Jose, Ann Glatt of Santa Rose, and Nancy Hobson of Menlo Park.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Her husband of 42 years, Peter N. Teige, died in 1984.
Donations may be made to Pathways Hospice Foundation, 585 N. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085.
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