Robert Phd

The youngest of 4 siblings, he joined the Navy at 17 years of age and served in WWII for two years with honorable discharge as Quartermaster Second class. He was a plank holder of the Fletcher Class Destroyer USS Preston. After his military service, he went back to Grand Junction, CO to be with his mother and attended what is now Colorado Mesa University on the GI Bill. While in school, he met and married Verna Mae Dobbins to whom he was happily married for 62 years. After completing his BA he received his masters at Drake University and finished his education with a doctorate at Eastman School of Music. In 1963 he accepted a post as Professor of Music at Pensacola Junior College. During his years at PJC, he also served as Humanities Department Head as well as Conductor of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. He is survived by his two sons, Richard Douglas Whitmore & Theodore Stanley Whitmore; daughter-in-law, Kathleen Whitmore; and many nieces and nephews: Ray, Terry & Kevin Chesney, Sue Whitmore Klessons, Jerry Whitmore, Martha Whitmore Higgins and Jean Whitmore Higgins. He will be remembered by his family and large circle of friends with whom he regularly corresponded. If wealth is measured in friendship, this was a wealthy man indeed. A Memorial Service will be held at Rose Lawn Funeral Home of Gulf Breeze, Friday, August 10th at 11:00 am with visitation one hour prior. You may offer condolences, share memories and sign the guestbook at www.roselawn-fh.com. *** A special memorial will also be held at will also be held at Azalea Trace Retirement Community Auditorium 2:00PM - visitation following. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers if desired. The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff of Azalea Trace Oakbridge Terrace, Sacred Heart Hospital and Covenant Hospice for their care, compassion, and support for our loved one and our family during this difficult time.

Visitation

Visitation

Rose Lawn Funeral Home
2942 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL  32563
Friday, August 10, 2012
10:00 AM

Service

Funeral Service

Rose Lawn Funeral Home
2942 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL  32563
Friday, August 10, 2012
11:00 AM

Memorial Service

Azalea Trace Retirement Center
10100 Hillview Drive
Pensacola, FL
Friday, August 10, 2012
2:00 PM