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Robert J. Klingensmith

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Lt. Col. Robert J. Klingensmith USAF (Ret.) March 30, 1925 - September 26, 2007. Lt. Col. Robert J. Klingensmith, USAF, (Ret.), age 82, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. He was born March 30, 1925 to Robert and Harriet Klingensmith in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A member of...

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Richard & Family, we are so sorry for your loss and you will always be in our thoughts and prayers.

Uncle Bob, Aunt Miriam and cousins were always so kind and hospitable when I would visit them in Colorado Springs. I will never forget Uncle Bob's sense of humor. He also had a way of making everyone around him feel safe. I remember we had to drive through a snowstorm and I wasn't afraid with Uncle Bob at the wheel. He was very proud of his family and for good reason. I'm sorry my family and I won't be there for the funeral. Aunt Miriam and all of my cousins will be in our thoughts and...

I met Mark's father at his wedding to Liz and noted how wonderful & fun-loving the whole family was.

My dad, H Earnest Lehman, admired Bob greatly. They were first cousins. Since my dad was an only child by Bob's widowed Aunt Jeanne, the two spent a lot of time together growing up and as young adults. There is a story that soon after WWII Bob was lucky enough to buy a new car. He loaned it to Earnest who got into an accident. Earnest felt so guilty he decided to go back for another tour of duty as Merchant Marine. I haven't seen Bob and family for over 30 years, but express my deepest...