Robert “Bob” Bitsche

Robert “Bob” Bitsche was born on October 18, 1924, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to Edward and Alma Bitsche. He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946, with deployments in the Pacific aboard the USS Corregidor and USS Fallon.

After the war, Bob attended Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) and went on to work in agricultural chemical sales. On January 17, 1953, he married Rosemary Elizabeth Fried. After her passing in 1999, Bob later married Virginia Parry. He was a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and enjoyed a long life surrounded by family. Bob passed away in Lubbock, Texas, on September 2, 2024, just shy of his 100th birthday.