Bob was born on June 6, 1940, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the late Dr. Leo and Gertrude (Dobrick) Boxer. He is survived by his wife, Kay, (nee Feldstein) son, Paul (Dorit) of Memphis, TN. He was predeceased in death by his son, Douglas, and Sister, Suzanne (Gordon) Delaunais, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, his brothers’ -in-law, Dr. Robert Feldstein (Rivian) and Dr. Charles Feldstein (Patricia). Also survived by two grandchildren (Sarah and Jonah) special sisters’-in-law Janice (Richard) Francois of Punta Gorda and Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; Rivian Feldstein, Thousand Oaks, California; and Patricia Feldstein, Haley, Idaho, along with several nieces and nephews and many special relatives and friends throughout the country.
Bob attended Townsend and Peckham Junior High on Milwaukee’s west side before moving to Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. He graduated from Whitefish Bay High school in 1958. He began his college education at Marquette University, graduating with an accounting degree in 1963. He met his future wife, Kay, while briefly attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin in 1960. They married on August 18, 1963, shortly after his graduation from Marquette University with a BS degree in business administration. He began his career at an accounting firm in Milwaukee, before starting his own sales company. He was President of Aero-Chem Corporation where most of the products manufactured were sold to law enforcement. After selling his company, he spent the last 30 years of his career with the Enforcement Technology Group Corporation as Vice President of Sales to the law enforcement industry.
Bob was an avid golfer and enjoyed football and tennis in his youth. He also served as an assistant coach for his sons’ little league baseball teams. Bob remained an extremely loyal sports fan of Wisconsin collegiate and professional football (Badgers and Packers) and basketball, (Milwaukee Bucks and Marquette Eagles.) He was also well known to enjoy watching many sports teams on television and especially golf championships. After moving to Florida, he soon became a fan of all Florida football teams Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
While living in Milwaukee for most of his life, Bob and his family were affiliated with both Temple Sinai and Temple Shalom during his residence in Fox Point, Wisconsin. He once served as President of the Brotherhood at Temple Sinai. The children were confirmed at Temple Sinai. After the children left home, the family transferred membership to Congregation Shalom, where their son, Paul, was married to Dorit Shiloah in 1992.
Bob was a very sincere and social person who made people feel comfortable in his presence. He was very well liked by his friends and loved by his family for his kind ways and will be forever missed.
Bob wanted his friends and family to remember him in their own way. Memorials can be made to a charity of one’s choice. He will be interred at Spring Hill Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through Kays, Ponger, Uselton, Dignity Memorial Funeral services. www.kayspongerpg.com. The family will dedicate the memorial later in Milwaukee.
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