Robert Schroeder Obituary

Robert Alan Schroeder (47) born May 8, 1961 died Monday, February 2, 2009. The sorrow of his untimely passing is only lessened knowing he died doing what he loved surrounded by his wonderful crew and friends of the US Forestry Service on the side of a beautiful Colo. mountain. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Steve and Mildred Lavelett and Henry and Emily Schroeder as well as his mother and father, Beulah (Lavelett) and Robert Schroeder. He is survived by his sister, Sandra Ehlert and husband, John, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, his "extended family", Kris Paxson, Carey Anderson and her sons, Spencer and Sloan as well as his extremely close "brothers and sisters" from the National Hot Shot Firefighters and the US Forestry Service. We will all miss his smile, fun sense of humor, shining blue eyes but most of all, his caring and generous heart. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to: Wildland Firefighters Foundation, 2049 Airport Way, Boise, Idaho 83705/ www.wffoundation.org or the Sundance Kennels, 296 Spring Street, Palmer Lake, CO 80133 (yes, little Kita, this is on your behalf) in memory of Bob. A memorial service will be held outdoors on Friday morning, Feb. 6th at 11:30am at Memorial Grove-Monument Fire Center in Monument, Co., 3751 Mt. Herman Road followed by a potluck luncheon and time to share more wonderful memories of Bob's life.