Robert Allen Weaver

I didnt want to kiss you goodbye - that was the trouble - I wanted to kiss you good night - and theres a lot of difference. Ernest HemingwayRobert Allen Weaver (Bob) passed away on November 20, 2014 - much, much faster than we had anticipated, or wanted, after a long struggle with respiratory issues. Still so many things to say and do, but at least he no longer has to deal with the horrid throat spasms and unrelenting pain. He did it mostly his way he was at home, looking out on the lake he loved to fish, with his family.Born in Seattle to Lucille Enid Weaver on March 3, 1945, Bob was raised in Kirkland, Washington by his mother and grandmother, Wanda Maud Williams. He graduated from Lake Washington High School, and attended Western Washington State University.Bob served as an Army medic in Vietnam, and married Kathy. He received his Bachelors Degree in History and Education at the University of Washington and taught secondary school for a short while before going back to school and graduating in Nursing from Everett Community College.Terry and Bob met at Overlake Hospital where Bob started working after receiving his RN. He worked for 30 years there, most of them in the Emergency Department, making many life-long friends. One of his co-workers said To be truthful, Bob was the messiest, sloppiest but totally fastest nurse in any procedure he was involved in. of us ever complained about it EVER. We just smiled and cleaned up after him. I loved working with him! He was so part of the team and so skillful, and so respected and so loved. It was always fun and never boring when working with Bob!Bob enjoyed spending time with Terry and their sons, Tony Zari, with whom t hey were united in Bulgaria. The boys brought a joy into Bobs life that he had never anticipated. He relished every minute of watching them grow and mature into wonde young men, imparting his wisdom, guidance, and sense of humor along the way.During his life he loved to camp, hike, take train trips, skydive, umpire his sons baseball games, read (especially Hemingway), write short stories and fish! He told others, I am the happiest and the most content, when I am in my waders in a slow stream.He was a warm and loving man, under a sometimes gruff exterior. Loved by family, friends and co-workers, he was always going out of his way to help others in any way he could. He did not judge anyone by money or looks, and he would literally give you the shirt off his back if he thought you deserved it. He was a source of outrageous sardonic wit, biting truth-telling, and impeccable integrity. Best of all he was a most lovable curmudgeon!Bob is survived by his domestic partner of 31 years, Terry Melinda Mandeville; sons Anton William Weaver Mandeville (of Duvall) and Velizar Allen Weaver Mandeville (of Kirkland); sister-in-law Diana Weaver (of California); nieces Vanessa Keogh and Pamela Hulka (of California); nephews Alan Weaver (of California) and Brian Weaver (of Sumner); and ex-wife Kathy Gjerde (of Friday Harbor). He was predeceased by his brother, William Lee Weaver, earlier this year.Per his wishes, Bob took along his fishing vest, Vietnam hat, Seahawks t-shirt, a work-in-progress novel he was writing, and a copy of Hemingways short stories into the afterlife with him to keep him busy and out of trouble.Weaver was not a church-going man. He wanted no funeral, no sad memorial. Instead what he wanted is for his friends and family to have a REAL celebration of his life, to hoist a few drinks in his name, and to remember the good and fun things. The party will be held at Boxleys Restaurant, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, WA from 1-4 PM. href=http://www.boxleysplace.com/web/ http://www.boxleysplace.com/web/ Bring your memories, fun stories, and photographs. This will be a no-host bar, casual affair, and dress definitely should not involve mourning colors. Friends and family who are not able to attend are encouraged to raise a toast to Bob at 3:00 PM Pacific Time on that day, wherever you are around the world.A second gathering to scatter a portion of Bobs ashes in one of his favorite fishing holes, the Potholes Reservoir in Eastern Washington, is planned for June 27-28. Make a reservation for a campsite, cabin, or motel room at Potholes State Park href=http://www.parks.wa.gov/417/Potholes-State-Park http://www.parks.wa.gov/417/Potholes-State-Park or Mar Don Resort href=http://www.mardonresort.com/ http://www.mardonresort.com/ and join us. The remainder of his ashes will be interred at Restlawn Memorial Park in Edmonds, Washington.Remembrances and memorial contributions in Bobs name may be made the charity of your choice. Suggestions include:* Families for Russian Ukrainian Adoption Including Neighboring Countries* Disabled American Veterans* and, of course, The NRASo, look very closely as you pass Overlake Hospital on the freeway. You may catch a glimpse of the old Weave sneaking a cigarette out the old ER ambulance door. May it bring warm memories and a smile to your face.