Robert Alan Magee

Rob was born in Plainfield, NJ to Bob and Bea Magee on January 29, 1949. At a young age, the family moved to Glenview, IL where Rob was raised and proudly claimed Chicago as home. His lifelong love of sports was fueled by his high school football career playing center for the Glenbrook South Titans. He went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Tennessee, followed by a Master’s Degree in Education from Arizona State and a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State University. He also served in the Navy for a short period and was based at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. Rob spent most of his life working as a professional urban and transportation planner at the local and state level, finally retiring from the Florida Department of Transportation in 2013.

Rob loved life. He always had a smile on his face and a joke or story to share; in fact no-one laughed harder at these than he did himself. He never met a stranger and when you became a friend, you were one for life. He was also a loving and involved husband, father, and grandfather. Rob’s later years were filled with following and attending games for the Tennessee Volunteers, Florida State Seminoles, Chicago White Sox (everyone knows Cubs are for kids), Bears, and Blackhawks. He also enjoyed optimistically managing his fantasy baseball team in hopes of avoiding finishing in the dreaded “lunch line”, walking his dog, honing his palate as a craft beer connoisseur, and spending happy hours and Sunday dinners with friends and family. He was overjoyed to welcome his first grandchild to the world late last year and thrilled to adopt the moniker of “Poppa”.

Rob was preceded in death by his father, Robert F. Magee, and his mother, Beatrice Magee. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Julia; son, Kyle (Elizabeth) of Tallahassee; daughter, Lindsay (David) of Statesville, North Carolina; sister, Patricia (Stan) of Shelbyville, Kentucky; granddaughter, Claire Magee; and a number of nieces and cousins.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 PM on November 4th at Culley’s MeadowWood Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Tallahassee located at 700 Timberlane Road with a reception to follow at the family home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be made to the Leon County Humane Society (leoncountyhumane.org).