Robert Arthur Ritari, age 84 from Tampa,FL passed away peacefully on a glorious morning February 27, 2023. Bob was born in Conneaut, Ohio. He lived and worked in the surrounding area until moving south in 1994. Bob was a graduate of Conneaut High School, received his Bachelor’s Degree from Fenn College in Cleveland and earned two Master’s Degrees, one from Ohio University and another from Edinboro State. He was a life long educator and Assistant Principal, retiring from the Buckeye School District in 1992. Bob loved his family, baseball, history and all things scientific.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell Ritari(1989) and Helen(1994).
Bob is survived by his loving wife, Leila; children Coleen, husband Greg, and Kirk, wife Tracy and grandchildren, Matthew and Taylor, his brother, Thomas Ritari, wife Maureen, and nieces, Shannon, Kelsey, and nephews, Thomas, Jr. and Russell. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
