Bob was the youngest of 10 children and was raised on a ranch outside of Wheatland, Wyoming. Later he graduated from Guernsey High School and then served his country by enlisting in the Marine Corps..
Bob came to Lander in the early 60's and worked as a Journeyman Iron Worker, helping to build the US Steel Mine. He built many landmark items such as original tramway in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the Flaming Gorge Bridge, & the Astoria Bridge over the Columbia River from Oregon to Washington. He worked for 40 years for Kvaerner Construction, advising on Copper Smelting Plants through out the US.
Bob was preceded in death by wife, Fay Adams; father, Claude Adams; mother, Grace (Johnson) Adams; siblings, James C. Adams, William E. Adams, Edith G. Bovee, Ruth I. Miller, Ida P. Robertson, Ray C. Adams, Ruby L. Stones, and Georgia A. Butler.
Bob is survived by sister, Twyla M. Parlett; step-son, Ed Cruickshank; step-daughter, Sharon McIntosh; step-grand children; step-great grand children; step-great-great grand children; nieces; nephews; great-nieces; great-nephews; numerous other family and friends.
Burial will take place in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Bob was the youngest of 10 children and was raised on a ranch outside of Wheatland, Wyoming. Later he graduated from Guernsey High School and then served his country by enlisting in the Marine Corps..
Bob came to Lander in the early 60's and worked as a Journeyman Iron Worker, helping to build the US Steel Mine. He built many landmark items such as original tramway in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the Flaming Gorge Bridge, & the Astoria Bridge over the Columbia River from Oregon to Washington. He worked for 40 years for Kvaerner Construction, advising on Copper Smelting Plants through out the US.
Bob was preceded in death by wife, Fay Adams; father, Claude Adams; mother, Grace (Johnson) Adams; siblings, James C. Adams, William E. Adams, Edith G. Bovee, Ruth I. Miller, Ida P. Robertson, Ray C. Adams, Ruby L. Stones, and Georgia A. Butler.
Bob is survived by sister, Twyla M. Parlett; step-son, Ed Cruickshank; step-daughter, Sharon McIntosh; step-grand children; step-great grand children; step-great-great grand children; nieces; nephews; great-nieces; great-nephews; numerous other family and friends.
Burial will take place in Mount Hope Cemetery.
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