Robert Hadley Obituary

Name: Visitation for Robert Hadley
Location: Christ United Methodist Church

HADLEY, Robert James "Bob" Age 80, of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019. Bob was born on October 27, 1938 in Wilmington, OH to Robert and Ethel (Slade) Hadley. He graduated from Wilmington High School, Ohio State University, and Harvard Law School. Bob spent his entire legal career as a corporate attorney with Thompson Hine, retiring in 2003. He was a long-time member of Christ United Methodist Church and a Kiwanis, receiving the Kiwanis Man of the Year award in 1986. Bob was an enthusiastic member of the Kettering Rotary Club, starting as President and rising to District Governor. He was also a major fundraiser for the Rotary eradicate polio campaign and received the Rotary Service Above Self award. Bob served on many Boards including Dayton Habitat for Humanity, Man to Man, Faith & Money Network, St. Leonard, and the Peace Museum. He helped start the Recovery Caf? for addiction treatment in Dayton and volunteered at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. In addition to personal philanthropy, he also led numerous mission trips to Palestine and Haiti. Bob enjoyed playing in the OSU Marching Band, OSU Concert Band, Kettering Civic Band and Celebration Brass. He was preceded in death by his parents. Bob is survived by his wife, Judy (Gilbert); children, Scott Hadley and Connie McBee, Laura and Randy Templeton, Steve Hadley and Olayinka Akinola-Hadley; grandchildren, Lauren, Cole, and Ophelia Hadley, Anna and Tyler Templeton. Family will greet friends Tuesday, September 3 following the Funeral Service at 2PM at Christ United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Save the Children, the Faith & Money Network, or St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Dayton. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.routsong.com

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Sep. 1, 2019.

Memories and Condolences
for Robert Hadley

8 Entries

Jim Marsh, Jr.

September 5, 2019

I was on the Faith and Money Network with dear Bob for a decade. I so admire his tireless efforts to make this world a more welcoming, peaceful, and musical place. I also admired his great love for his wife, children, and grandchildren. As a fellow United Methodist, I honor the work he did as a dedicated lay person. He will be deeply missed by our FMN community...holding all of his family in my prayers.

Lu Johnston

September 5, 2019

I am so sorry for your loss. Bob's bright eyes and delightful spirit will remain with me always. He shared so openly at my first Faith and Money retreat and was a group leader on my first trip to Haiti. I don't hear/sing "We Are Marching in the Light of God" without thinking of him!

Michael J Little

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Brenda Stansfield

September 2, 2019

I am so sorry for your loss. Bob was an amazing man, he did so much good in the world, was a wise man and a good friend and Rotarian. All my love.

September 2, 2019

Dear Judy, Jim and I are so sorrowed about your loss of Bob.
He was surely among the brightest and the best.

Always something going on in spite of his physical limitations. Wow! What a guy. His contributions wherever he plugged in are major.

Faith and Money Network will not only miss his brilliant minutes, but also his repartee. Never a dull moment.

My practice is to envision our recently departed loved ones with their new bodies. Bob is tall and straight and walking with great strides .
Maybe even marching to some grand celestial tune which is glorious beyond our imagining.

Sending love and blessings,
Betsy and Jim Edmonds

Nancy Potts

September 1, 2019

Dear Judy and family, I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept my sympathy and condolences during this time and know that my thoughts and prayers are with all of you. God bless you. Nancy Potts

Brian Stevens

September 1, 2019

On behalf of all of us at Beyond Borders - Freda, Coleen, David, and myself - we want to express our deepest condolences to Judy and the entire Hadley family. David and I will be on Lagonav Island in Haiti with Freda in a week and we will take a moment to remember Bob and all the good that he made possible in Haiti. Bob's visits to Haiti and the hospitality that he and Judy showed to visitors from Haiti in their home mean more than we can say. Bob truly made the world a better place with his life, his good deeds, and his commitment to justice, and we are enormously grateful for having had the privilege of knowing him. He was a joy to be around, and a person who believed in the fundamental goodness of humankind. Thank you Bob for sharing your life with us. Your spirit will live on with us all.

Kirsten Gulling (Deering)

September 1, 2019

Our prayers are with the family at this difficult time. We have fond memories of both Judy and Bob Hadley at Christ United Methodist Church in Kettering.

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