Robert Gene Graham

Bob married Lillian in 1973 and took on raising her four children as they moved to Brooksville, Florida at that time. He loved working on cars and bought his first car when he was 13 years old. He considered himself “Fast and Furious” and loved doing “Burn Outs” for his friends at the car shows and anywhere anyone would encourage him to do them, which often got him in trouble!

Bob also enjoyed riding his Triumph Motorcycle with friends and daughter Desi and her partner Bill.

He loved to travel. He and Lilli traveled extensively across the United States and Canada. They cruised to Alaska with daughter Debi, to the Bahamas and also visited the Dominican Republic. More than anything he loved the time he and Lillian spent with their daughter Donna and son-in-law Mike travelling the country from Sirius Satellite Radio in New York to the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, to the Stampede in Calgary, working for Howard Stern doing live comedy variety shows for thousands of fans. They had so much fun and Bob loved the attention.

Along with his wife, Lilli, they purchased 18 acres in Thunder Bay, Canada and spent every summer clearing the land by hand. He loved to keep busy, so clearing the land was not work for him. He make it a beautiful vacation destination for him and his wife.

Bob loved boating and bought his first sailboat in 1985. He had the nickname of “Captain Run-A-Ground”. He enjoyed boating as a way to relax away from the stress of driving truck. Bob was the owner of Graham Trucking from 1975-1991 after which he began working for Lilli’s company “Dust Busters”. In 1994 they bought a flower shop, Tiger Lilli’s Florist until they closed to retire in 2014 after 20 successful years.

In 2000 at the age of 62, Bob built their home himself along with help from his wife and their sons, David and Richard. Bob loved doing the construction and completely finished it in 2 years. At the age of 70 he built a 5 car garage. Bob especially loved his dog, Sitka, who wandered into his life and stayed by his side daily. Sitka was his constant companion while traveling or just going to the store. She never left his side.

Bob will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Lillian of 50 years. He is survived by 6 children, Richard Graham, Cynthia Pickeral, Debra Marsh, David Teutsch (Yarissa), Desi Teutsch (Bill Stocker), and Donna Waters (Mike). Bob has 16 grandchildren, Arthur, Kimberly, Adena, Cody, Devon, MaryLee, Jeri-Lynn, Daniela, Erin, Trace, Weston, Berlin, Daniella, Alex, Lexus and Elaina. He also has 8 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son, Robert Graham and his grandson, Devon Graham.

Bob will be cremated and have his ashes sprinkled in the Gulf of Mexico.

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