Robert Walter "Bob" Tost

TOST, Robert Walter "Bob," died Thursday, August 14, 2008 in Richmond. He was born September 11, 1947, in Miami, Fla., to William H. Tost and the late Betty Uher Tost. He was a retired house painter and an Army veteran. Besides his father of Belleview, Fla., Bob is survived by two brothers, Bill Tost and his wife, Linda, of Everglades City, Fla. and Tom Tost and his wife, Ann, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two sisters, Dixie Tost of Belleview, Fla. and Samantha Heidt and her husband, Charles, of Billings, Mont.; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Bob is also survived by his best friend, Christopher Poe of Midlothian and his three children; by his friend and roommate of 21 years, Steve Turner of Bon Air; and by his labs, Charlie and Shadow. Cremation was handled by the Cremation Society of Virginia. Memorial donations may be made to the Massey Cancer Center, Thomas Palliative Care Fund, P.O. Box 980214, Richmond, Va. 23298.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.