Remembering Robert Freeman

Excerpt from the CSUSM NewsCenter:

Freeman died on Feb. 9 in La Jolla of complications after major surgery. He was 80.

“Robert was such a wonderful, multifaceted and talented human being,” Edwina Freeman, his wife of 58 years, wrote in a tribute on Facebook. “His humor, creativity, leadership and talent will be greatly missed. And above all, his friendship and loving presence to his family will bring tears to our heart and eyes along with much laughter for the rest of our lives.”

CSUSM commissioned Freeman, who lived in San Marcos, to create a sculpture of its mascot in 2007, and it was unveiled the following September during a ceremony in the newly christened Tukwut Courtyard. Only a few weeks earlier, the university held a dedication for “Focus,” the 14-foot, free-form, rainbow-colored sculpture by Freeman that sits to the north of the entrance to Craven Circle.