January 01, 1932 - July 22, 2017
Robert (Age 85) passed away July 22, 2017 surrounded by his loving family in Spokane, WA. He was born January 1, 1932. Robert was the last of seven children born to Rolla Burkhart and Bonnie Foster. In 1935 Rolla moved the family from Missouri to Idaho where jobs were available in the mines of Idahos Silver Valley. Bob grew up in Kellogg, ID. It was in high school where he met the love of his life Joan, who would become his wife in 1952. Bob and Joan moved to Pullman, WA where Bob attended college and played football quarterbacking the Cougars from 1951 through 1954. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers but was there for a short time before Uncle Sam called and he spent the next five and a half years in the U.S. Air Force. In 1959 he resigned from the Air Force duty and began an illustrious thirty-year career at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, CA teaching Industrial Arts and coaching football. In 2016 he was honored and inducted into the Ygnacio Valley hall of fame. After retirement, he and Joan returned to Idaho and later to Spokane where they both enjoyed playing golf and spending time at their float house on Pend Orielle Lake in Northern Idaho. Bob enjoyed sports and was an avid Cougar and Gonzaga bulldogs fan. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Wilbur, Roy, and Harold, and sisters Mildred, Delora and Charlotte. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years Joan, his children and their spouses, Leslie and Nick Formella, Julie LaGrave, Kelly Burkhart, Rob and Tracy Burkhart, Sarah Hinshaw and his five grandchildren and eight great -grandchildren. - "God saw you getting tired when a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you and whispered "Come with me. With saddened eyes, we watched you as you quietly slipped away. Although we love you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard-working hands at rest. God broke our hearts but he chose to take the very best. There will be a private service for immediate family. A special thank you to hospice of Spokane for their kindness and care. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charity of your choice.
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