From Pete Adolph.

Robert Harrison Weight

November 7, 1939 - September 12, 2021

     Bob died comfortably at his home, with his children and brother at his side. True to himself until the end, he was eating ice cream in the minutes before he died. 

     Bob is survived by his three children: Terrell Curtis, Richard Weight, and Catherine Orr, as well as his brother Rich. In addition, he is remembered by his six grandchildren and four nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Adelaide and Harrison, as well as his sister Ann.

     Bob graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School in upstate New York in 1957 and attended Colgate University while awaiting an appointment to the new US Air Force Academy. Upon receiving his appointment, he ventured out to the wild west to begin basic training at Lowry AFB and learn about enchiladas. As part of the 1962 graduating class, he was among the first to have completed all four years at the recently constructed campus in Colorado Springs. Bob then completed his MS in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan and was assigned to the Fighter Branch of Flight Test Engineering at the AF Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB in California. While there he flew as fast as Mach 2.8, and as high as 75,000 feet, noting that "Nothing beats the thrill of flying 300 feet off the deck in an F-4 at 750 KIAS". He was the project engineer on various flight test programs including the F-4, F-111, and the AC-130 Gunship before resigning his commission in 1968. The remainder of his career was spent in various management roles with several different airlines and ending with a 27 year career with the city of Lakewood (Colorado) as Fleet Manager. Bob was a pioneer of sorts in the world of on-line leaning. He began teaching management classes in person with the University of Phoenix in the early 1980's and jumped to the on-line format as soon as it was available, working on a clunky Compaq computer with many floppy disks.

     Bob said he hoped to be remembered for his sense of humor, his integrity, his love for family and friends and his squash buddies around the world. At one point, Bob was a nationally ranked doubles squash player, and the love of the game facilitated many great travels and countless good friends. He played in tournaments at the age of 80. Bob's continued recovery from alcohol, which began in 1988, was something of which he was most proud. His time and work with his AA community meant the world to him, and his family is always grateful for the support and tough love he found there. His recovery was integral to who he was, was the hardest thing he'd ever done, and it allowed for healing with his family and friends.

     Over the last 18 months Bob has said, over and over, that he counted himself a very lucky guy who lived a life most can only dream of, with countless friends and family who helped make this happen. He will be dearly missed, always.