Mormon apostle Elder Robert D. Hales passes away at age 85. Prior to his call as an Assistant to the Twelve in 1975 and to the First Quorum of the Seventy a year later when the church did away with the assistants to the Twelve, Elder Hales — Bob to his friends — had a successful business career as an executive in four major national and multinational companies. He also played baseball in college and served as an Air Force fighter pilot. Source 4e.