Update/obituary and celebration of life for NWA Capt. Bob
Root......
memorial service planned for November 19th in Surprise AZ
...please see details below.
Should you have questions or concerns, you may contact Rob
Root at 651-335-8305.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Memorial blogspot
http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.
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Obituary:
Robert Murray “Olde Bob” Root, 75, Surprise AZ.
Surrounded by his family, Bob succumbed to pneumonia on October 20, 2014
at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix.
Bob was born, January 6, 1939 in
Denver, CO. He was a graduate of Rapid City High School (South Dakota) and an
alumnus of the University of Colorado. Bob was a Vietnam War era Combat Pilot
and Squad Commander rising to the rank of Lieutenant. He was a proud Northwest
Airlines pilot who spent over 30 years as a commercial airline pilot, instructor
pilot and check airman. Bob loved his life as an aviator, telling heartfelt
stories about his many flying adventures.
Outside of flying, Bob had three passions.
He was a Journalism major at Boulder and his enthusiasm for writing remained
throughout his life. Bob’s A Family Christmas Letter, Surprise From Surprise and
The Root Cellar (written for the RNPA magazine) showed his wit, insight, and
often self-deprecating humor.
Playing the piano was a constant presence
throughout Bob’s life. He learned to play on his dad’s Steinway and played at
his college fraternity house parties, Officer Club events and all manner of
social gatherings at home throughout his life. Joplin’s The Entertainer,
Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C Sharp Minor and Happy Birthday were among the
classics Bob shared for those who gathered.
Golf became Bob’s favorite hobby while a
teenager in Montana. During his 60 years as a golfer, he played while on R&R
in Vietnam, played in the desert in California, played the TPC at Sawgrass (he
knocked it stiff on the island green) and shared many, many golf adventures with
his best friend for more than 50 years, Peter Petersen.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents
Robert and Ida. He is survived by his wife, Verlee and their four-legged “kids”
Mulligan and Ace. He is also survived by his sister Kathy Feininger (Conrad) of
Westport, MA, children, Rob (Kay) of Shakopee, MN, Karen of Keystone, SD, Beth
(Chris Olson) of Jordan, MN and Tim (Tanya) of Shakopee, MN and ten
grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned in Surprise,
AZ for November 19th at 1:30p.m. at the Chaparral Center in Sun City Grand. A
service will also be held in July, 2015 near Stonebrook Golf Course in Shakopee,
MN.
From:
robroot@comcast.net
Sent:
10/25/2014 9:58:19 P.M. Subj: Robert Murray Root - Obit
............ attached is an obituary we’ve cobbled together for my dad.
Thank you for all of your support for Bob and Lee.
If you have any questions or additional needs, please feel free to contact me........................
Best regards,
Rob Root
If you have any questions or additional needs, please feel free to contact me........................
Best regards,
Rob Root
651-335-8305
From: Carol Sent: Saturday, October 25,
2014 7:38 PM
Subject: passing of RNPA member NWA Capt. Bob Root , age
75
~ IN MEMORY ~
Vietnam war veteran, NWA Capt. Robert ‘Bob’ M.
Root
January 6, 1939 ~ October 20, 2014
Word has been received with the passing of RNPA member retired
NWA pilot Captain Robert Murray Root, age 75. Captain Root joined Northwest
Airlines 05-06-1968 and retired with Northwest at the mandatory age 60 in
1999.
Survived by his wife Verlee ‘Lee’, personal condolences may be
sent to the family at
20068 N. Siesta Rock Drive , Surprise AZ 85374-4532 ...
(623) 214-3107
Should we receive more information as to arrangements, we will
be sure to advise and post.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Memorial blogspot
http://pcnflightwest.blogspot.
From: RNPA News Sent: Saturday,
October 25, 2014 7:13 AM Subject: RNPA News: Bob Root Has Flown
West.
It
is my sad duty to tell you that Bob Root passed away on Monday, Oct 20, at
3:15pm in the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix.
Services
are pending. Lee hopes to be able to have a Phoenix gathering on Nov 20 in Sun
City Grand. Time and place to be determined.
Gary
Pisel
I served as a co-pilot on several trips with Bob , at Northwest Airlines. Great wit and personality. God bless him , and his family. May he rest in peace. Sincerely, William J Leding
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