Robert-Hallett-Obituary

Robert "Bub" Hallett

Fairbanks, Alaska

Sep 14, 1945 – Mar 12, 2020 (Age 74)

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BORN
September 14, 1945
DIED
March 12, 2020
AGE
74
LOCATION
Fairbanks, Alaska

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Robert "Bub" Hallett was born in Omena, Michigan, on Sept. 14, 1945, to Chester and Anna Hallett. He was the third youngest child and youngest boy in a family with 11 children. He actually lived the "I walked uphill in a snowstorm to school" life, and it made him appreciate every single thing he...

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Never. Ever. Thought he’d die before me. He was my friend and my hero. Made my life just a little bit happier because I had the privilege. To know him.

I flew with Bub at Atlas; what a pleasure. I recall being on the crew bus in Amsterdam when a bevy of KLM Flight Attendants boarded. I can see his smile now as he exclaimed to me,
Callipygous indeed! And then went back to reading his book.

I met Bub when I was stationed at Ft. Wainwright in 1965. We both shared a love of hunting and became close friends over the years. I was Bub's "gunner" in one of the Fout's piper cubs which Bub flew frequently. Don't recall how many wolves we killed back then but I know that I still have some pictures somewhere of some of those hunts. I met Tina shortly after they were married and still living here in Fairbanks. As I recall they lived somewhere in the Dale Rd. area where the Fouts also...

We got to know Bud many years ago, as our two sons grew up playing hockey together.
Although I never got to know Bud on a close personal level, his warmth and charm shined through. Our heart felt condolences to Tina, Shea, Patrick (Sparky), and to all who knew Bud.