Robert STEELE

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Robert STEELE

Robert STEELE Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 21, 2021.
STEELE Robert (Crossford)
Died following a half year battle to recover from a stroke.
Big Boab was a colourful local character, who once captained Lanark Rugby Club to a full season unbeaten and maintained the same "invincibles" determination and prodigious thirst when his sporting focus shifted to Lanark Waterloo Bowling Club.
Boab lived his entire life in the Clyde Valley where he apprenticed as a joiner, building and maintaining nurseries that survive and thrive to this very day. He later worked for "donkeys years" as the tireless foreman at Nicholson Plastics in Kirkfieldbank until his retirement, at which point he immediately gave away every last one of his tools, to ensure he could not be "unretired" by folk asking him to do any wee bits of carpentry for them. A typically astute move. His retirement also saw him move up the Braes to Lanark, where he settled well, his steadfast commitment to the community seeing him clear Hope Street pavements of snow unprompted, plant wild flower seeds in forlorn patches of waste land, carve Halloween pumpkins for local pubs and visit countless poorly friends in hospital. Lanark also became Boab's base for many away day adventures across Britain, often to Glasgow on the 240 or much further afield in his evangelical quest to find the ultimate real ale festival. He got there by hook or by crook and by any mode of transport available, though that did not include driving, never Boab's forte. He was a kind and decent man. A gentleman and was respected and appreciated by folk wherever he ventured and there are few higher compliments than that. He will be missed by many. He is survived by his brother Will, his former partner and best friend Ruth and stepchildren, Jude and Jason.
Boab's funeral service will be held at
St Nicholas Church on April 30, at 1.30 pm, followed by cremation in Holytown and, due to covid restrictions, attendance at both will be strictly by invitation. Our apologies. The family would also ask that, instead of flowers, a donation might be made to www.chss.org.uk

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sorry to hear of roberts death we were brought up together in crossfofd as my mum and roderts were lifelong friends

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