December 07, 1935 - May 04, 2018
Robert Allen "Bob" Waite Obituary
(Age 82)
Robert Allen Waite passed away May 4, 2018 in Spokane, WA. He was born December 7, 1935 in Lewiston, ID to Harold Allen and Rodella Ann Waite. Bob moved to Spokane from Clarkson, WA with his parents. He attended Havermale Junior High and North Central High School where he played football and graduated in 1954. After graduation, he joined the U.S Navy. While in the Navy, he played football with the Wiesbaden Flyers in Germany in 1957. Upon returning to Spokane in 1963, he became engaged to the girl next door, Joyce Link, and they married in Camrose, Alberta, Canada October 19, 1963. Bob earned his Master?s Degree at Whitworth University and taught special education and math until he retired from the Spokane School District. He spent many of his summer breaks working at the Morning Star Boys? Ranch. His hobbies included tennis, riding bikes with Scott at the Skagit Valley Tulip Pedal, and serving as a guide for blind skiers in the US and Canada with the Ski for Light program with good friends, Gordon and Jean Larson. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Joyce Waite; son, Scott Waite; daughter, Marcia (Francois) Barbe; grandchildren, Luc Barbe and Claire Barbe; brother, John Waite; sister, Beverly Gravink, and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, June 19th at 11:15am at the Washington State Veteran?s Cemetery, 21702 W. Espanola Rd., Medical Lake, WA 99022.