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Robert LaHair Obituary
October 11, 1927
August 24, 2024
Robert Cloyd LaHair, age 96, passed away on August 24, 2024 at his home in Colorado Springs, CO after a brief illness.
Bob was born October 11, 1927 in Syracuse, NY, the son of Cloyd Matthew and Mabel Genivive LaHair. He graduated from Watertown High School, enlisted in the Navy, and married Elizabeth E Holder on February 12, 1946 at Bethany Methodist Church in Watertown, NY. The couple lived in Brownville, NY, Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH, Orlando, FL, and Watertown, NY, as Bob pursued his 35 year career in Banking, finally settling in Colorado Springs, CO.
Bob is preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth, daughter Judy LaHair, sisters Helen Switzer and Muriel Kozak, brothers-in-law Ralph Switzer and Kenneth Roberts, sister-in-law Patricia J LaHair and his second love, Ellen McIntosh.
Bob is survived by his brother, Francis Joseph LaHair, sister Catherine Roberts, and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Bob proudly served in the Navy, was an avid train enthusiast, a member of the Pikes Peak "N" Gineers Model Railroad Club, and a member of Calvary United Methodist Church. Friends describe Bob as having a great sense of humor, kind heart, and loving spirit.
Bob's ashes will be interred, with military honors, at Pikes Peak National Cemetery on October 21, 2024 at 12:00pm, along with his daughter Judy.
A memorial service to celebrate Bob's life will be scheduled at a later date.
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Jill Stevens
December 28, 2024
To Bob's Loved Ones,
I have just learned that Bob passed away last August. Recent cards and emails to him went unanswered/cards returned; and there was no one to reach out to, to inquire about him. My husband, Dan, and I live in Spencerport, NY - but we inherited my parents' cottage in Sackets Harbor, NY and spend the warmer season there.
Bob and Betty were dear friends of my parents, John and Kay Stevens, who went to high school with Bob in Watertown, NY. Betty and Bob sold their cottage in Sackets Harbor to John and Kay in 1986, a handshake deal, and they remained close friends. Betty was a hoot, and she and my mother were close friends. Bob and their daughter, Judy, traveled here to Rochester to visit John at the facility where he resided the last five years of his life. I'm forever grateful to them both for making this effort to see him; and I know my dad felt the same way. (Kay died in 1999; John died in 2020.) Bob was a beautiful Soul; a good man who cared about others and loved his family - and dear Ellen, too. I feel peaceful in my Soul, knowing he is free from suffering and is reunited with those loved ones who have crossed over. God bless them all.
All this to say, I'm so sorry for your loss. It was my honor to call Bob a true friend these last 30 years or so, as well as Judy. Peace be with you, Jill Stevens
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