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Robert Almquist
Robert S. Almquist, 77, passed away on March 3, 2019 in Conocoto, La Armenia, a suburb of Quito, Ecuador. Bob was born in Seattle. He graduated from Franklin High School and from Carleton College where he met and wooed Marcia Miller. Bob and Marcia married and served together in the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 1966 through 1968. After they returned to Seattle, Bob taught Spanish in the Bellevue Public Schools from 1969 to 1991. He and Marcia were active in Plymouth UCC Church where they were youth leaders. After retiring from teaching, he worked as social services manager for Plymouth Housing Group for 15 years. In 2012, he and Marcia retired to Ecuador where he worked with youth in ROTORACT and supported Rotary projects to promote clean, abundant water for small farming villages. Bob dedicated his life to creating a better world. He trusted in the goodness of others. His positivity and gentle sense of humor will be missed by a wide circle of friends in the Northwest and in Latin America. Bob is survived by his wife Marcia, sons Brian and Matt, daughter Marina Rhodes, four grandchildren -- Agaisha, Sam, Parker, and Thalia -- and one great-grandchild.
The memorial service is Saturday, March 23 at 2:00 p.m. at Plymouth United Church of Christ, Sixth and University. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Plymouth Housing Group.
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Thinking of you today. Miss you.
Matt Almquist
Family
March 3, 2023
Bob was an incredible positive influence on many lives. The world will miss him.
Sue Hildebrand Pickrell
March 22, 2019
Bob was no doubt the best, happiest and giving person I have known. A fellow Peace Corps Volunteer of mine in Bolivia 66-68, he and Marcia helped the rural people there.
Corresponding through the years and seeing him at reunions I, and later my husband, kept up with him and Marcia. They had a great family and well and into his retirement Bob continued to help others and give. He worked for housing in Seattle, for clean water in Ecuador.
I believe Bob, never met anyone he didn't like or wouldn't aid. Ginny and Ernie Grush
Mary ---- "Ginny" Grush
March 21, 2019
I send my sincere condolences during this very difficult time. May you all find comfort from the encouraging words found at 1 Thessalonins 4:14.
March 19, 2019
Beloved Bob -- I know he will be missed by you, Marcia, and your family and also by all who had the privilege of knowing and loving him. My love and prayers are with you and your family.
Ardy Bergman
March 18, 2019
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Bob, but grateful for his (and Marcia's) service to our nation with the Peace Corps in Bolivia.
Our Condolences,
The National Peace Corps Association
March 18, 2019
Dear Marcia and family,
I was very sorry to read of Bob's passing. I only knew him for a short while, during Boy Scouts and events at the Lakewood Community Club, where his kindness and helpfulness were constant. It appears he lived a full and rewarding life - I hope you're able to find peace in that. He made a difference.
Larry Leland
March 17, 2019
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