Robert Fischer

In the early morning of May 17, 2017 at the age of 93, Bob Fischer peacefully abandoned his somewhat lugubrious and very well used body. The cause of death was a whole lotta life; to which he took full advantage. His last days were spent in the company of his loving wife, children and friends. Bob was raised in the Chicago area along with his older sister Betty and younger brother Tom. We suspect this is when he developed his life long love for baseball which later led him to a brief stint in the Minor Leagues. In 1943 Uncle Sam made him an “offer he couldn’t refuse…and “Fish” became a member of the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific Theater, WWII. He was wounded in hand to hand combat, was part of the Battle of Manila which ended the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and rose to the rank of Sargent through field promotions. We are forever indebted to him and his fellow soldiers for their service in the “war to end all wars. His love of the outdoors is probably what drew him to the University of Montana at Missoula where he earned his degree in Geology. Early in his career he discovered a major Uranium deposit while working for someone else. It was then he quickly decided that he wasn’t really cut out to have others reap the financial benefits of his hard work. This independence led to a successful career in Petroleum Geology which spanned the next 54 years. Bob and Johana were married in 1960; they had 4 children, Jay, Katy, Joan and Barry; 8 grandchildren (Jay) Morgan & Ally, (Joan) Ivy & Ian, (Barry) Tristan, Sophie, Rys & Quinn. Bob and Johana spent the next 57 years together as husband and wife. He left his family with many indelible memories from vacations that often turned into unplanned adventures; a sample of those experiences include backing a motorhome into a geyser, practicing various golf and racket swings atop a Mexican pyramid, drinking 4 glasses of milk and finishing 4 additional meals at the 84th Bomber Squadron restaurant, a multitude of camping trips where he housed his “tribe” in a teepee, schlepping 15 pieces of luggage and 2 sets of golf clubs for 6 people on 3 flights to the Bahamas, forgetting the “wheelie dealie” on a plane and the time he was gonna “hook ’em to bits” when he inadvertently grabbed his fishing pole instead of his gun to protect his family. After years of the events described above, Bob’s children are forever thankful that he demonstrated creative problem-solving skills when things didn’t always go as planned and ya just gotta roll with the punches. As if a wife, four children and being self-employed weren’t enough, Bob always found time to volunteer as a Little League coach, be an Indian Guides leader, hit the links to keep his golf skills sharp, Wednesday bowling league, bird hunting with one of his beloved hunting dogs many of whom he bred, raised and trained to be field champions and tend to, what we believe to be, the largest field of garlic in southeast Denver. He leaves family and friends rich with memories, experiences and abs of steel from the laughter that often brought everyone to tears. Final services will be held on at 10:45am on June 23, 2017 at Fort Logan Cemetery, 4400 W. Kenyon Ave., Staging Area A (where everyone lines up in their cars). As an accomplished golfer, playing well into his 70’s and we couldn’t find a duck blind large enough to accommodate his many friends, Bob’s post life celebration will be held at: Wellshire Golf Club, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver at 12:30pm. Please join us to raise a glass, share a memory, a laugh and meet some of the many people who were fortunate enough to be touched by the man we knew as “Fish”. Because Bob never met a dog he didn’t like and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the Denver Dumb Friends League (animal shelter & rescue facility) 303-751-5772.