Robert "Bob" Dale Ohmart

Robert Dale Ohmart, 76, passed away May 1, 2015 at 5:15pm. He was born in McPherson, KS, on December 19, 1938 to Verle V. and Fern Ohmart. He is the 2nd born son with an older and a younger brother. Bob started school in Wichita, Kansas, during the Second World War. After the war his family spent three years in Buhler, Kansas. The rest of his youth was spent in Scott City, KS, where he graduated from high school in 1956.

In the fall of 1956 Bob enrolled in the University of Kansas. There he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity. Bob was selected for Tau Beta Phi and other honorary engineering societies. He received a B.S. from the University of Kansas in Aeronautical Engineering in 1961.

As a lieutenant in the US Army, he served in Germany and Fort Benning, Georgia, from 1961-64. In 1962 he married Carolyn Craig in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, with whom he spent his life. He returned to K.U. in 1964 earning a Master’s Degree in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics in 1968. From 1968 until his retirement in 1994, Bob worked for Conoco as a Research Associate and Senior Staff Engineer. During this time, he worked in Ponca City, Oklahoma, London, England, and Houston, Texas.

He enjoyed hunting and after retirement, he became an avid bird watcher, searching for uncommon birds in the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Canada.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of 52 years. Also, his daughter Kimberly Meek and her husband Don, Keith Ohmart and his wife Tisha. He has three grandchildren: DJ Gibson, from his daughter, and Taylor and Regan Ohmart from his son. He is also survived by his 2 brothers: Richard and wife Carol Ann Ohmart, Harold and wife Carol Ann Ohmart, and numerous nieces and nephews.

An Honor Guard Ceremony will be held Friday May 15, at 2:15 at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr., Houston 77038. A Remembrance of Life will be held at the Solana at Cinco Ranch, 24001 Cinco Village Center Blvd, Katy, TX, 77494, on Sunday, May 17, at 2:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The American Cancer Society, The Multiple Sclerosis Society, or a charity of your choice.