October 17, 1916 - June 3, 2010

October 17, 1916 - June 3, 2010

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This blog is dedicated to our father, grandfather, and uncle, Bob Buttleman. As we prepare for his memorial service in Dallas on June 12, please feel free to share thoughts, stories, and anything else that will help us celebrate his life.



Saturday, June 5, 2010

Memories of Uncle Bob

John 14:2-3 2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Uncle Bob and Aunt Alice certainly have a room in God’s mansion.

Over the years I didn’t have much personal contact with Uncle Bob as he was born 10 years before I was and left Montague, Michigan, for the navy when I was about 12 or 13. He had turned his paper route over to one of the Grow boys and I “inherited” the route when I was about 11. I was very proud to have “Uncle Bob’s paper route.” He did take time to send me “V-mail” while in the navy and I still have one of his letters written while in the Caribbean.

About 37 years later he and Aunt Alice together with all of his brothers and sisters came to our 1978 Buttleman family reunion in Montague. A happy time for the entire family!

And what a surprise when Uncle Bob flew down to Atlanta to visit us last May. We enjoyed the days of reminiscing about growing up in Montague, the people and places; had a long visit with his friends the Lawrences, who live nearby, and especially enjoyed getting out the church hymnal and singing some of the best of the old hymns for a couple of hours.

Possibly the most fun we had was calling and singing “Happy Birthday” to each other every year!

Great memories! Rest in peace, Uncle Bob.

Your nephew,

Louis Troughton

3 comments:

Barbara said...

He thought that the time of singing with you was tops! He had such a wonderful visit last summer with you and Colleen and the family--so glad that we are in contact now!

Kay Forest said...

Lou, Dad's Georgia visit last year with you, Colleen, Maxyne, and all the rest meant an enormous amount to him. He took great delight in telling about sitting around your table and talking for hours. What a gift that was for him!

Nancy said...

Lou, I also heard what a great time Daddy had on his visit with you guys. I too will miss his singing "Happy Birthday" each year as he was always the first one to call...