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Robert I Williamson Obituary
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| Graduation Year | Class of 1931 |
| Date of Passing | Aug 22, 2010 |
| About | Bob passed away at the age of 97. He was survived by his wife Helen, his three sons Paul, Chuck and John, all Green graduates, 7 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. He retired to California in 1972, where he enjoyed camping, fishing, and boating. |
Robert Paul Williamson '62 said:
We miss you Dad.
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WILLIAMSON, ROBERT I. Aug 9, 1913 to Oct 12, 2010. Bob Williamson, loving husband and father of 3 sons, manager at Goodyear, resort owner, and WW II veteran, passed away of natural causes on at the age of 97 on Oct 12, with his wife and family at his side. He was born on August 9, 1913 to William Ross and Lillian(DeHaven) Williamson in Owensboro, Kentucky. He graduated from Green High School in Green, Ohio in 1931 and Business School in 1933. He worked inconstruction building dams for the WPA in the Great Depression. He married his sweetheart, Helen, a Registered Nurse, in 1941. In Jan, 1942, after the PearlHarbor attack, he volunteered to enlist in the Navy Seabees. He served honorably for 4 years in the Pacific theater, providing engineering base support to the
Marines and Army combat troops on the islands of Iwo Jima, Saipan, Tarawa and Okinawa. He was discharged from the Navy in 1946 with the rank of Petty Officer First Class. He started his career with Goodyear in Akron, Ohio in 1946 and retired as Powerhouse and Maintenance Manager in 1973,. While he was working for Goodyear he and his wife started, owned and operated two summer resort businesses, Birchwood Camp, in Ontario, Canada, a fishing resort on Lake Cecebe from1947-1953; and Bob’s Lake, in Green, Ohio, a swimming, picnicking, fi shing and camping resort, from 1953-1972. He and Helen retired in 1973, sold their business, and moved to Santa Cruz, CA where they lived for 18 years .In 1992, they moved to North Coast Village in Oceanside where they lived until recently.Bob loved golf (he had a 5 handicap when he was 75), fi shing, camping with their RVs, and sailing. Bob is survived by his son Robert Paul Williamson of Fallbrook, CA and son Charles Williamson of Sonoma, CA; son John Williamson of San Clemente, CA; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. His epitath reads “Loving husband and family man; I have no regrets; I did everything in life I wanted to “ Lived and Loved life, would not change a thing.”
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