ROBERT WILLIAM MELVIN WHITE

Condolences & Memories (4 entries)

• Been thinking about all of and your dad was always there for your hockey game - Posted by: from glenda badlo (just an old friend growing up at hockey games derek i never new your dad had passed and im soorry fo) on: Feb 14, 2025

• Bob was in grade 7 when I started in grade 1. My first day having been a disaster and my mother unable to get me out of the car, my dad and Bob were enlisted for day 2. It began early, my dad requesting my assistance with some mumbled task in the barn yard. Off I ran. Soon Dad started the car, the bright September sun sparkling through the oak trees. Then Bob showed up and Dad obligingly agreed to him riding to school with us. We arrived. Bob leaped out and seemed excited to show me just how high the swings were. I chased after him. Then I heard the sound of the Studebaker gunning it, gravel spitting against the front of the school and saw the car and my Dad leaving the school yard like a bank robber. Yes. In so many ways Bob was a lifelong friend. - Posted by: Dave Whitehead (School chum, farm neighbour, friend) on: Aug 28, 2021

• Gail, Dain, Derek and families: We are so sorry to hear of Bob's passing. Unfortunately we are unable to attend his funeral. Bob was a wonderful family man and community citizen - he will be missed by all. - Posted by: Linda and Andy Horosko (Cousin) on: Mar 26, 2019

• My sister, brother and I grew up in the city but we would often visit our Uncle and Aunt’s farm on weekends. During summer vacations my brother and I would stay there and help out with chores. We were used to having a lot of leisure time at home but on the farm it was rise early and work late. I gained a lot of respect for my cousin Bob who, even as a youngster, would do the work of a grown man. He was big and strong and would work tirelessly from dawn till dusk, seven days a week, doing whatever was necessary to help his parents maintain the farm. But in spite of the hard work, he always made time for having fun. He would delight us with his humour and his funny antics. He loved kids and being around them gave him the opportunity to be a kid himself, something that he only had briefly in his own growing up. That was how it was for farm kids. They worked alongside adults to make ends meet. It was a hard life but he fulfilled his responsibilities even if it meant few vacations or travel to distant places he could only dream about. But he stayed with the farm, married and had children and tried to be the best father he could. He loved his family, he loved his neighbours and he loved his community. His life had its share of disappointments and regrets I am sure, but I know he had a big heart, a kind heart and I will always remember him with love and admiration. - Posted by: Wayne Peterson (Cousin) on: Mar 23, 2019