Robert H. Nixon's Obituary
Robert -Å"Bob- Harry Nixon, 82, went home to be with the Lord on the 11th day of April, 2010. Dad was born in his grandparent's farm house on June 6, 1927 in Roy, Washington. He served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1947. Upon his honorable discharge, he was employed with Nalley's in Tacoma from 1947 until 1989 at which time he retired after having received an outstanding employment record of missing only one day of work due to sickness during a total of 42 years of dedicated employment. Dad loved hunting, fishing, horticulture and coaching his daughters' winning softball team, as well as coaching the Nalley's men's basketball team. He loved God and loved saying grace at the family dinner table. We will greatly miss your prayers, Dad.
Bob is preceded in death by his loving wife, Barbara (1997) and is survived by his beloved children, Pam, Rod, Peggy and Robin (John); his grandchildren, Todd, Trina (Abel), Michelle (Sean), and Vinny; as well as eight great grandchildren, and his brother, Dick, (Audrey) and sister, Janet, (Dwayne).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Family Renewal Shelter, 6832 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98408, www.familyrenewalshelter.org; or Puyallup Food Bank, P.O. Box 202, Puyallup, WA 98371, www.puyallupfoodbank.org.
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