GySgt. Robert (Bob) Grant Root, USMC Ret., 77, of Tavares, Florida, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at The Promise Hospital in Oxford, Florida. Born September 25, 1939 in Paw Paw, Michigan, Bob was the oldest child of the late Grant O Root and Pearl V. (Easterling) Root. After graduation from Paw Paw High School in 1957, Bob enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and married his high school sweetheart, Jacqueline Louise Ambs.
Bob served his country with honor for over 20 years, and retired in 1977 to enter employment with the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell in Washington, DC. Bob retired from Sullivan and Cromwell in 2005 and relocated to Tavares, Florida where he embarked on his final career – golf, a daily regimented routine, and just doing whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.
Bob is predeceased by his parents and a sister, Betty Root Hartman.
Bob served his country with honor for over 20 years, and retired in 1977 to enter employment with the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell in Washington, DC. Bob retired from Sullivan and Cromwell in 2005 and relocated to Tavares, Florida where he embarked on his final career – golf, a daily regimented routine, and just doing whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.
Bob is predeceased by his parents and a sister, Betty Root Hartman.
GySgt. Robert (Bob) Grant Root, USMC Ret., 77, of Tavares, Florida, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at The Promise Hospital in Oxford, Florida. Born September 25, 1939 in Paw Paw, Michigan, Bob was the oldest child of the late Grant O Root and Pearl V. (Easterling) Root. After graduation from Paw Paw High School in 1957, Bob enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and married his high school sweetheart, Jacqueline Louise Ambs.
Bob served his country with honor for over 20 years, and retired in 1977 to enter employment with the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell in Washington, DC. Bob retired from Sullivan and Cromwell in 2005 and relocated to Tavares, Florida where he embarked on his final career – golf, a daily regimented routine, and just doing whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.
Bob is predeceased by his parents and a sister, Betty Root Hartman.
Bob served his country with honor for over 20 years, and retired in 1977 to enter employment with the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell in Washington, DC. Bob retired from Sullivan and Cromwell in 2005 and relocated to Tavares, Florida where he embarked on his final career – golf, a daily regimented routine, and just doing whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.
Bob is predeceased by his parents and a sister, Betty Root Hartman.
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