His sharp wit and never-ending treasure of jokes, his whistling like a songbird and his penchant for making pancakes every morning are just a few of the many endearing memories Robert “Bob” Wayne Rawlins left with his loved ones.
On Thursday, October 28th - as parties were forming in heaven, awaiting the life-of-the-party to arrive – Bob spread his wings and left his life on earth to join all his dear family and friends who passed before him. While it was his heart that gave out on him, it was also what he will be remem-bered for most - as he knew no limits when it came to loving his family and friends, and life, in general.
Bob and his twin, Roberta (deceased), came into the world, in 1933, as the two youngest of a fami-ly of eight, in the little town of Laurel, Mont. However, at the age of three, they lost their mother and were eventually split up between aunts, uncles and older siblings when it proved to be too overwhelming for their dad. In 1946 however, Bob moved to Spokane to live with his siblings once again and attended Rogers High School, then Mead High School, where he was a talented varsity athlete in boxing, track - setting a hard-to-beat 100-yard dash record of 10 seconds - and football - serving as captain of the team. Upon graduating in 1951, he started his career at Kaiser Aluminum as a crane operator, then soon joined the Coast Guard as a communication specialist to fight in the Korean War until 1956. With the war over, Bob returned to Kaiser, and in 1968, he started dating Kay, an old friend since childhood. They soon married, joining their two families into one very large one. In their retirement years, Bob and Kay traveled south for the winter, which they loved, and which gave Bob more time to pursue one of his passions - golf. He was also an avid reader, history buff and loved to tinker in his shop. He is survived by his wife, Kay, and their blended family of David (Beth) Rawlins, Debi (Howard) Rosell, Debi (Rick) Wood, Rick (Pam) Courtright, Doug Rawlins, Wendy Funke, Darryl (June) Rawlins; Randy Courtright, Darla Brenneise and Renee Sande, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial was held on Saturday, October 30th. The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to all those who attended.
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