Robert Proctor Obituary

LTC Robert F. Proctor, USAF (Ret.) passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at a local hospital. He was retired after 28 years in the United States Air Force and then retired from the Colorado Office of Safety and Health. Robert Franklin Proctor was born on August 21, 1920 in Medford, Massachusetts to the late Don Philip and Ethel (Baker) Proctor. He was raised by his grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. George Baker, was a 1938 graduate of Medford High School and then served his country during World War II. He was a Prisoner of War in Germany during WWII and received a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Robert was a career safety officer in the Air Force until his retirement and then went to work with the State of Colorado as a Safety Inspector (C.O.S.H.) He married Marie "Dora" Cook on July 4, 1943 in Big Spring, Texas. Marie passed away in 1984 after a tragic automobile accident in England. He later married Barbara Thomas in 1986. Barbara survives and lives in Colorado Springs. LTC Proctor served as President of the Pikes Peak Veterans Council and was active in the local POW and MIA Chapters. He is survived by his wife; his son: Robert F. (wife, Barbara D.) Proctor, Jr.; his step-sons: Rowan David (wife, Elena) Thomas and Thayer Thomas, all of Colorado Springs. Robert is also survived by his grandchildren: Donna Storm, Bridget Moore, Darrian Proctor, Aria Proctor, Damian Ryden, Monique DeHerrera, Eric Aragon and Josh Aragon. He also had 6 great- grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 9, 2009 at the Shrine of Remembrance "America the Beautiful" Chapel. Committal Services with Air Force Honors will follow at 3:00 PM at Evergreen Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held early next week at East United Methodist Church. Memorials for POW-MIA may be made in his memory to Rolling Thunder Colorado Chapter II, P.O. Box 688, Monument, Colorado 80132.