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Robert A. Swaney Obituary

Robert A. Swaney was remembered as a pint-size underdog with the heart of a giant. "He was our ''Rudy,''" said Gary Tucker, head football coach at Marion Franklin High School in Columbus, referring to the 1993 movie "Rudy" about a student determined to play college football. "He always gave 150 percent." Swaney, 21, of West Jefferson, Ohio, was killed July 30 in Baghdad when an explosive detonated near his patrol. A 2003 high school graduate, he was assigned to Fort Carson. He lived and breathed football, said Tony McMichael, who was quarterback at Swaney''s school. "He spent more time on the bench than the field, but he never lost his enthusiasm," McMichael said. "He knew how to pump people up." He also loved animals and had a wickedly sweet tooth. "He was a junk-food junkie," said his aunt, Angie Denes. "He''d eat 15 candy bars and three bags of chips in one sitting and never offer a bite." In his last letter home, Swaney told his 8-year-old cousin, Riley Denes, that keeping her safe was what kept him going. "I can''t promise that I will make it home," he wrote. "But I promise I will return a hero." He is survived by his wife, Alexandria.

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Published by The Gazette on Aug. 2, 2005.

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Love Mom

July 23, 2020

Will my loving son you will been gone 15 year July 30/05 how I miss u and wish I were here with us love u more then I will ever know wish I could talk to you have so much I want to tell u but I cannot so i Am sending you hugs and kisses to u in heaven

renee Freeland

October 20, 2019

Will Robbie here it is Halloween the holiday u love because of all that candy that u love u always had a sweet tooth ! Love u miss u so much wish I could talk to you have so much to tell u and how happy I am sending you hugs and kisses to u in heaven

Love Mom

May 21, 2018

Happy birthday to you I remember 34 year ago you come into my life and change it for the better if I had know this is how it would end I would have hug you for ever and never let you go but I am so proud of you and the man you become and that I get to say I am your mom and I love you more then u will ever know happy birthday to you in heaven my horoe

Love Mom

May 13, 2018

Here it is mother's day and all I want is to hear u say happy mother's day to me love u and miss u so much just want one of your big hugs

mckenzie phillips

May 10, 2018

hi uncle Robby miss u alot

June 11, 2017

Hey Robert... Thinking about ya, buddy...

Love Mom

May 28, 2017

Sitting here miss you and love you this is memorial weekend and I don't what to do any thing wish you were here so we could talk I have much to tell you one day I will see you in heaven and I can't wait to see you when the time comes love you and I am so proud of you and to say I am your mom hugs and to you

December 15, 2016

Love Mom

August 1, 2016

Will Robbie you have be gone 11 year and it still fill like it just happened I miss you so much and love you more then you will ever know I am sending you kisses and hugs r o you in heaven

renee miller

July 26, 2016

Will Robbie today 11 year ago today was the last time I talk to you !!! Love you so much miss you and all I want is to hold you in my arms

love mom

November 26, 2015

happy thanksgiving my loving son i am sending you hugs and kiss to you in heaven i love you and miss you so much and how i wish you were here with us all just know i am sending you big hugs and big kiss to you in heaven love you

Johnathan Giuliani

October 4, 2015

Hello to the Swaney family. I am sorry that I have not been on here for a long time I do miss him too. I still remember when we met it was at Fort Sill Charlie 1-22. Then we where lucky anuff to be transferred to Fort Carson together. I still wish I was deployed with him maybe things would be different. I will always remember him.

robert love you

love mom

September 12, 2015

will you have be gone 10 year and it still fill like it just happy today ... love you so much and miss you more then you will ever know i am so proud to call you my son and so glad i had you for 21 year kisses and hugs to you in heaven ....

love mom

July 29, 2015

Will robbie tomorrow you will be gone 10 year and it still fill like it just happyed i hate this pain ..... love you miss you so much and how i can still hear you saying how much you love me and the talk we had be for you die how you told me if god gave you a box of parts and you had to make a mom out of them you would make it just like me .... and how glad you were i was your mom love you robbie and give me lot's of sing tomorrow ....

Candie (Bonita)

May 21, 2015

(((Robbie))),
I know your loving Mom through Facebook. It has been such a privilege to learn about you. I know today is your birthday, so I want to wish you a happy Birthday In Heaven.
Robbie, also with Memorial Day around the corner, I want to thank you for your sacrifice, for helping to preserve the freedoms I enjoy today. Young man, you are a Hero, and I thank you!

Candie, GSM of Sgt Jason Schumann.

love mom

May 21, 2015

happy birthday in heaven robbie love you so much this time 31 year ago i was sitting in the hosp holding you in my arms and thinking how lucky i was to have you as my son ... but you will always be 21 to me love you hugs and kiss to you in heaven hope you are having a wonderful birthday with grandma and grandpa

love mom

February 4, 2015

sitting here robert thinking of you and how i love you and miss you how i wish the phone would ring and i could hear your on it love you so much and i am so glad i am your mom

samantha and jake gould

January 2, 2015

Merry late Christmas and happynew year bub we miss u so much and we love u to and we wish tat u was here to meet your new nephew Adam and your new niece Renee your nephew looks so much like u and acts like u plz give cousin joy hugs and tell her we love her and miss her u meant so much to me bub I am so lost without u in my life ik u are always watching over me so when we go to court on the 15th of this month plz help the judge is saying let the kids go back home to us plz it is killing me not having them home with me bub pull your magic strings up there so they can come back home

January 1, 2015

January 1, 2015

love mom

January 1, 2015

happy new year Robbie i miss you so much and wish i could see one and hold you in my arms and tell you how much i love you it never get easy i hurt more know then i thought i could ever hurt love you so much miss you wish i could found some way to tell you how much i miss you and need you in my life love you unit see you in heaven love you

love mom

November 26, 2014

will robbie tomorrow is thanksgiving day and you will not be here with us all love you and miss you so much and wish i could get that phone call from you at 4:00 am but i can not love you my baby boy and will always love you my son you make me so pround of you

love mom

September 26, 2014

will robbie mom is sitting here think of you andhow much i miss you and love you more more more ever day and it was a bad day today for me and all i did was cry over you love you so much unit i can see you in heaven love you

love mom

July 30, 2014

robert you have be gone 9 year today and how i wish i could see you today but all i have is my heart in pain love you so much and miss you more then you will ever know a friend of your from high school said to tell you hi i did not know the pain i fill would hurt this bad but it dose love you my son unit i see you in heaven keep mom safe

LOVE MOM

May 21, 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBBIE I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH THIS TIME 30 YR AGO I BEOUGHT YOU HOME AND THAT WAS THE HAPPYEST DAY OF MY LIFE SO YOU HAVE LOTS OF FUN IN HEAVEN TODAY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY AND KNOW WE ALL LOVE YOU ....

love mom

April 20, 2014

HAPPY EASTER Robbie in heaven i love you and miss you so much wish you were here with me i need you to talk to you so bad so if you can robbie help me with what i need help with love you my son

love mom

April 14, 2014

will robbie here it is mom birthday and i will never hear you say happy birthday mom i miss you so much and love you but know you are with mom and my dad love you all so much unit i can see you in heaven love you

love mom

March 19, 2014

will robbie mom is with you know grandam miller and i know you guys are having so much fun up thire right now i love you and miss you all so much unit i see you in heaven love you my son

love mom

February 24, 2014

will robbie i am sitting here thinking of you and how it would be nice to talk to you right now i have so much to say to you and i just wish i could hold you and talk to you love you so much andmiss you so much ...

samantha swaney

January 3, 2014

Happy new year bub in heaven I just wanted to say u have a beautiful nephew that I named after u I love you and miss u so much bub rip bub up in heaven

love mom

January 2, 2014

happy new year ROBBIE i love you miss you so much i am so glad i had you for 21 yr and you are the best son a mom could ask for so i just wanted to say HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU IN HEAVEN MOM

love mom

December 26, 2013

merry christmas robbie and how i miss you more and more ever day i wish i could talk to you and see your face i could use one of are talk right know but unit i can see you in heaven love you and merry christmas my son xoxoxox

love mom

November 11, 2013

will robbie it is veterans day and i am thinking about you and all of guys over thire and how much i love you and miss you how i wish that phone would ring but it will not i love you more then you will ever know i am so pround of you unit i see you in heaven ...

love mom

July 30, 2013

will robbie 8 yr today i had to say good by to my son and it is not far but i know god needed you more so he took the best but it still dose not take away my pain that i have for you love you and miss you so much and all i want is for you to call call me and say i am ok mom but that will never happy angain i am so proud of you and always have be my beautiful angle love you ..

love mom

June 25, 2013

will robbie little adam is 5 mo today and he look so much like you how i wish you were here to see him i love you so much and miss you i miss are talk that we had all the time i could use one right now i am so pround of you ..unit i see you in heaven i love you .

love mom

May 21, 2013

happy birthday robbie 29 yr today you come in this world and made me so happy did i know just how happy you would make me no i did not but you made me very pround of you and now you are in heaven so here i am tellling you happy birthday to you in heaven love you and miss you so much god gave me you on this day 29 yr and you come in this world at 4:18am 7 bl 7 zo and i was so pround to be your mom and i am still pround to be your mom love you robbie happy birthday

love mom

February 10, 2013

will robert adam looks like you so much you would be so pround of samantha we all love you and miss you so much

sheena swaney

February 8, 2013

hey bub miss you and love you always you have 3 lil nieces that love you as well hailie is 4 yrs old now jaylynn is 1 now and serenity is 5 months old and they all know that there uncle robert will forever be a hero love your sister

love mom

January 31, 2013

will robert we have a new preson in your family and he was name after you he looks you love you and miss so much

love mom

December 25, 2012

merry christmas robbie i miss you so much and love you and here i am with out you on christmas but one day i will see you in heaven

love you robbie

love mom

November 22, 2012

will robbie here we are thanksgiving day and you will not be with us and i love you so much whis i could see you one more time and to hug you one more time but i can not so unit we meet in heaven mom missing you and love's more then life itself <33333

love mom

November 12, 2012

robbie just thinking about you on this day and how much i love you and miss you so much and whis i coule see you one more time.

love mom

October 25, 2012

robbie how i whis you were here right now i could use one of are talk right now.. love you and miss you so much

love mom

September 8, 2012

will robbie we will be going to sunberry today for you and all that has die in ohio and how i love you and miss you ever day unit i can see you in heaven my loving son i am so pround of you..

love mom

August 22, 2012

robbie sitting here miss you and had i could use one of your talk about right now... so much going on in my life that i could use your help with but i do know you are here with me all the time love you and miss you so much...

love mom

July 30, 2012

will robbie has be gone 7 yrs today and i miss him more and more every day god take the best and he had some thing big for you to do in heaven.. love you and miss you unit i can see you in heaven xoxoxo

Peggy Childers

July 23, 2012

July 30, 2012
To the family and friends of Pfc. Robert A. Swaney:
Always remembering Robert. "Some gave all."

love you robbie

love mom

May 28, 2012

thinking of you today and missing you so much and how pround i am for you love you more then you will ever know hw i whis i could see you one more time to tell you how much i love you and need you here with me unit we meet in heaven love you robbie

how i miss you and whis you were here with me right now love you..

love mom

May 20, 2012

love mom

May 18, 2012

happy birthday my loving son robbie

love mom

May 18, 2012

will robbie would have be 28 on monday and how i miss you so much and whis i could talk to you one more time i have so much to tell you and could use your help with love you and miss you so much i thank god for you ever day my son.. unit i can see you in heaven love you..

love mom

May 10, 2012

will robbie your birthday is coming up soon and how i miss you so much and whis you were here with me right now... i could use one of are talks love you so much....

love mom

December 25, 2011

merry christmas to you my loving son robbie i miss you so much and love you and happy x-mas to you in heaven unit we meet in heaven...
love
mom

love mom

December 19, 2011

will robbie here we are x-mas and you are not with us and how i whis you were here i miss are talks on the phone love you and miss you more then you will ever know my son merry christmas to you in heaven my son...

love mom

November 24, 2011

happy thanksgiving to you robbie and know how much i love you an miss you so much. whis you where with us all unit we meet in heaven

love mom

November 22, 2011

will robbie wed will be thanksgiving day and you are not here with us how i miss you so much and love you i am so proud to call you my son you should be here with us but unit i see you in heaven..

Robbie in Iraq.

love mom

November 12, 2011

will robbie i just need to tell you how proud i am of you and you are missed so much every day. you have a new nephew and he is so beautiful and i love you more then you will ever know i am so glad you are my son and that god gave me you.

love mom

November 11, 2011

will robbie it is veterans day to day and i am missing you like crazy love you so much and one day i will see you unit then keep all of us save

love mom

October 20, 2011

will robbie how u love halloween and how i miss you so much and whis u were here right know i should could use one of are talks right know love you and miss u so much. unit wwe meet in heaven mom

love mom

August 17, 2011

will robbie i whis you were here i miss your talks that we had all the time i could use one of are talks now. love you and miss you so much. just think your niece was born the day after your b-day..

sheena mcmillan

August 16, 2011

hey bub it me sheena your lil sis . i miss u wit all my heart you have two more beautiful nieces hailie lynn she jus turned 2 yrs old april 14th and jaylynn nicole was born one day after you on may 20th 2011 she will be 3 months old the 20th of this month wish u were still alive we all miss and love you u are our heros they will no there uncle robert as there hero love you ur lil sis sheena lynn

sheena mcmillan

July 31, 2011

hey bub jus wanted to say i love n miss you and you have 2 beautiful nieces i wish you could see but i will make sure that they no there uncle is a hero and faught for our country at least i can say you did better than i have in life u faught to give us freedom and you are my hero hailie jus turned 2 and jaylynn will be 3 months old the 20th of august we miss and love you and you will never be forgotton love you bub with all our hearts hailie , jaylynn , and sheena

Peggy Childers

July 31, 2011

July 30, 2011
To the family and friends of Pfc. Robert A. Swaney:
Please accept my remembrance of Robert on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.

love mom

July 4, 2011

will robbie i am thinking of u today and missing u today and just want to say thank u for what u have done for us all in the U.A.S love u and one day mom will see u soon i miss are talk so much. unit i see u angain.

love mom

June 17, 2011

will robbie u have josh with u know so take care of him up thire ok and help him . love u robbie mom miss u

Jenni Johnson

June 15, 2011

Jenni Johnson

June 15, 2011

love mom

May 30, 2011

will robbie it is memorial day and i am sitting here think of u and miss u so much. love u so much and how i wish u were here with us. will it is hard to belive u are now 27 yr so happy happy b-day to u it is late getting to u but u know i love u and miss u so much. and the hold family miss u as will i will be going to see u at the grave to day robbie.

love mom

May 21, 2011

will robbie it is your b-day today so happy happy b-day to u i remember this day so will coming home from the hosp with u i was so happy and watching u grown up. love u so much and miss u more then u will ever know u would have be 27 today how i wish i could have one more day with u one day i will get to see u but unit then know i love u and miss with all my heart happy b-day my son..

love mom

April 23, 2011

happy easter robbie love you and miss so much. whis you were here with us all we all miss you so much and love you. will i could use one of are talk about right now love u happy easter my son..

love mom

January 27, 2011

will i whis i could call u and talk to u i miss are talk so much robbie love u so much i know u know every ting that is going with me so just be with me tomorrow ok
love u my son

love mom

December 24, 2010

merry christmas robbie i love you so much and miss you.. i miss your call so much and how i would love to get one from you just to tell you how much i love you. and how glad i am that you are my son . MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU MY SON ...

love mom

December 6, 2010

well robbie i could use one of you phone call right now. i have so much i need to talk to you about. i know one day i well see you and that well be the happyess day of my life to see you .. love you and miss so much..

mom

November 24, 2010

happy thanksgiving to u robbie how i miss u and whis u could call us but one day i well see u and i can't wait unit that day. love u ...

love mom

October 7, 2010

well robbie made it thought sugery and i know u were with me love u sooo much and miss u soo much .. my son i think about u all the time..

Tammy

September 2, 2010

Robbie,
Your mom loves you so much! Someday you will be together again. I am sure you can feel her love all the way in Heaven.

love mom

July 30, 2010

well robbie u have been gone 5 yr today and i miss u more today then the day u left us all but one day i well miss u and i can't wait for that day love u robbie . oxox

Peggy Childers

July 30, 2010

To the family and friends of Pfc. Robert A. Swaney:
Remembering Robert on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

love mom

July 14, 2010

well robbie u well be gone 5 yr this month and i miss u more to day then i did befor love u. well aunt ang loves u to and we all miss u so much. one day we will all see u u are always in my heart and i think about u ever day son

love u robbie

ps keep waching over us all.

Daddy

June 13, 2010

Robert 'You will nerver be forgotton by me 'being your day from May/15/1988 until your death is more than a memeoy in my heart, I seen you grow from a little boy into a teen then one day you were a man ! I give you all the knowledge & wisdom I could and you never failed to be less than your very best at all things. To the world you were a Teacher of Kindness & Respect but to me you were my son Robert.....
You are always with me for my heart will never forget our life as Dad & Son.

GLS aka Daddy/Dad ' Cebu, Philippines

love mom

May 29, 2010

well robbie i am thinking about you on this day and know we all love you and miss you sooo much you did a good job for us all.

love mom

May 21, 2010

happy b-day to you robbie you would have been 26 today and i love you so much me and tory and angie are going to the grave today you are loved sooo much and miss so very very much one day i well see you. so are this day mom just once to say happy b-day to her loveing son.

love mom

April 4, 2010

happy easter my loveing son and how we all love you and miss you so much and whis you were here with us but you well never be with us but i think about you all the time and how i miss not being able to talk to you any more just know how much we all lolve you and miss you so much, you are always in my heart my robbie ...

love mom

March 8, 2010

well robbie mom needs you to look over her today why she has her srugery and keep me safe and let the dr fix ever thing for me love you and miss so...

love mom

February 2, 2010

well robbie just sitting here and missing you so much love you and i know you well be looking over me in march why i am in the hosp. how i miss your phone calls i whis i could get one know... you were a good son and now god knows how good you are..

love your mom

December 31, 2009

well robbie a new year is comeing up and we all well miss you so much love you i miss your call at 4:00 am when you would call and say did i get you up mom.. and i would say no i was up i think about that a lot... i miss those call so much and miss you to love you my son.....

love mom

December 25, 2009

merry christmas robbie i love you. and miss you very.much whis you were here whit us all....

LOVE MOM

December 24, 2009

well robbie here it is christmas eve and one more christmas whit out you i miss you so much and love you i whis you were here whit us but you are not but one day we all well be toeghter. MERRY CHRISTMAS MY SON.....

mom

November 26, 2009

well my son happy thanksgiving and you are not whit us but i am thinking of you and whis you were whit us all but i can fill your love around me and i miss you and love you so very much the hold family loves you as well happy thanksgiving beloved son

love mom

November 17, 2009

well robbie you must have be looking out for me when i hit that deer i did not get hurt thank you for looking out for me love you and miss you so much. you know thanksgiving is coming up soon and we all well miss you so much.but you will be whit us on this day... and always..

mom

November 1, 2009

well robbie thanksgiving is coming up and i will miss you not being whit us you have be gone 4yrs and it fills like it just happyed. love you and i would gave any thing for you to be here whit me and the family. and your sisters and your brother. we all love you robbie.

mom

October 12, 2009

well robbie i can't belive halloween is all most here and you are not i rember how much you love halloween and gaiveing out the candy. me and your brother have be talking and it is going good. he miss you so much and love you so much robbie i am glad i had to 2 boys. i would do it all over i love you both so much..

your mom

August 26, 2009

well robbie here i am going to the hosp on fri and i would alway call you and tell you about it and what was going on and now i can not do that.. i miss are your talk we had all the time and how we would talk some time all night long. so many time i have wanted to pick up the phone to call you and i know i can't.and i know you have be gone 4yrs but it dones not fill like it. i want to call you and tell you about mckenzie going to school she gones all day now she is grown up so fast.. and tlyer and ronnie is to. they love thier uncle robbie so much we talk about you all the time...love you robbie...
mom

your loveing mom

August 18, 2009

well robbie whis i could call you and talk to you. i miss are talk mom could not aks for a better son then god gave me when he gave me you he just had this filling i needed a son like you in my life. i love you and miss you so much... well aunt ang and jordan well need you to be whit them right now so be whit them and gave them all your love you can they are going to need it...love you my son..

love
mom

love your mom

August 3, 2009

well robbie i am sitting here missing you and just had a dr appt and whising i could call you and tell you about it but i can not but thire is not a day i don't think about you -you were my best firend and i miss you so much. love you.... so glad you are my son..

renee miller

July 30, 2009

well robbie you have be gone 4yer today and grandma is whit you now. and one day i well see you both and i love you both and miss you. gave grandma a big hug for me when you see her..


mom

Peggy Childers

July 30, 2009

To the family of Pfc. Robert A. Swaney:
Robert gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

samantha swaney

July 27, 2009

hey bub just wanted to say that the family loves and misses you alot. you are our #1 hero and solider to.
love your baby sister

Kenna Larra

June 15, 2009

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renee miller

May 25, 2009

robbie i am sitting here today and it is memorial day and thinking about you and how you die for all of us and how much i love you and miss you and how pround i am of you.a mom could not ask for a better son then god gave me when he gave me you. i thank him ever day for you and the 21 yer we had whit you.. love you robbie.

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